stretch
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The rulings will apply to jurisdictions that stretch across much of the southern border, affecting states where large numbers of immigrant detainees are held in federal custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 1960s episode was the start of a 16-year stretch when U.S. stocks went nowhere and lost much of their buying power to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
As Jersey Mike’s Subs wrapped up its first day as a public company, its CEO said the sandwich chain needs to do more to attract younger customers amid a tough stretch for the restaurant industry.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
But when I remember that stretch of my life, I remember that bowl arriving again and again.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The trees’ crisscrossing branches stretch almost across the whole road, quieting the hum from the main street behind us.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Even that shape, the blended-wing concept, stretches back to the early days of aviation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Far below Europa's bitterly cold exterior, a global ocean may remain liquid because Jupiter's immense gravitational pull repeatedly stretches and compresses the moon.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, Klarna will be deviating from its traditional pay-in-four system that stretches a purchase over six weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Boats have ferried more than 400 people so far from the Cap Ferret peninsula that stretches along France's Atlantic coast west of the city of Bordeaux, city authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
But when he says “Ida,” that name stretches on and on, with no rough edges or sharp turns.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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Analysts, however, warn valuations have become stretched, while growing opposition to energy-guzzling data-centre projects also poses a risk.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In football, the law firm noted warning signs that stretched across two coaching regimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
When his fresh water ran out on July 11, he collected drinking water by filling buckets with seawater and capturing the condensation beneath plastic bags he stretched over the buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cambridgeshire Constabulary says it was "very stretched" on the January day last year when Mathew Latta's farm was invaded, and the force says it did not respond the way it would have wanted.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Maggie and Kate stretched, soaked their feet, embroidered, or read a bit to release the strain of introducing the spirits to so many strangers.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The bank’s new “Accelerate 2030” strategy includes profit targets that are stretching but achievable, Hunter says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Berlin police have said people were hit on Ahornsteig street, which is a long path stretching across the Tiergarten park, largely in a forested area.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Emergency repairs or system failures almost always result in overtime requests, stretching budgets and leading to burnout among employees, according to more than half of utility executives who responded to the survey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Around the village is the vast Kazakh steppe, stretching seemingly endlessly into a horizon broken only by the solitary tower of a cement plant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The studio was filled with students who were busily putting on their ballet slippers or stretching.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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