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This stretch of the Rio Grande was once one of the busiest crossing points on the US-Mexico border.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

When illuminated, the muscle tissue contracted in different directions, causing the disk to stretch and compress.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Long Beach’s breakwater protects the shore from waves from the west, but allows waves from the south to hit a narrow stretch of the peninsula that’s been badly damaged this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Another reason: There are now tempting options beyond France, especially in Japan, where investors no longer need to hunt for yields abroad after a long stretch of ultralow rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“And then as we breathe out, we’re going to stretch down to the ground and touch the floor with the tips of our fingers. You can bend your knees as much as you need to.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

The model requires trade-offs, and a lot of discipline: Gund has never had a layoff but staffs sparingly so it can weather the leaner stretches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The general idea is that going long stretches without eating depletes the body’s stored sugar, or glycogen, so it burns stored fat for energy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Zacharia spoke haltingly, read off notes for long stretches, took just three questions, and at one point said “my president” when she meant “my husband.”

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The plaintiffs argue that the state’s “excessive” pumping from the Delta has led more growers to plant water-intensive almond and pistachio orchards across vast stretches of the San Joaquin Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The ferry begins its journey, and Bruno stretches up on his back legs, balancing his paws against the railing.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Gemma says the support from management within the team was "phenomenal" and "even the firefighters on the ground were understanding how stretched we were in the control room".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Wyoming's Sundance Formation, which preserves evidence of an ancient inland sea that once stretched across much of the western United States, has yielded millions of these fossils.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Chip stocks have come under intense pressure with valuations that had been stretched by an AI-fueled rally.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Positioning is “considerably less stretched than it was in the summer,” as Kirsche points out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then he yawned and stretched, to show Wolf how relaxed he was.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

They are borrowing more to finance vehicles and stretching their terms to keep payments manageable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

They then used 24 estimates of the world population stretching across the past 2,000 years to show that human numbers have in fact continually outpaced expectations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

An installment sale or promissory note could certainly make that happen, but I’d be wary of stretching payments out that far just to protect Son #2 in case of divorce.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

In Long Beach, with less than two hours before high tide, workers on the Peninsula raced early Sunday morning to build a sand berm stretching westward from 62nd Place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

“What a baby,” Briggs said, stretching out his voice so the vowels took forever and a day.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn