stretch
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That’s part of why energy shocks can push core inflation higher and stretch household budgets beyond just the cost of gas.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Another theory suggested the particles mainly occupied space, forcing the rubber to stretch differently.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
After a stretch of unseasonably low temperatures for much of the UK, spring warmth is set to make a comeback next week.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Calls for Australia to pursue concerted economic reform to lift flatlining productivity growth and falling living standards stretch back decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
By winter’s end, he could spend several weeks at a stretch asleep in his cave.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing stretch
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Physical Education - Introductory
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