stretch
Example Sentences
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Using testimony from experts and former Meta executives, they argued the company wanted young users because they were more likely to stick with its platforms for longer stretches of time.
From BBC
We serve roughly 90% of the U.S. population each year, and we continue to deliver value as people try to make their budgets stretch a little further.
“The mission expands, the timeline stretches, and the original rationale fades into the background as the war gains its own momentum.”
This vast region stretches across six million square kilometers between Hawai'i and Mexico and remains one of the least understood ecosystems on Earth.
From Science Daily
A five-block stretch of mostly Hispanic merchants on East Lake Street has more foot traffic and almost every empty storefront has sprung back to life since a reporter visited in January.
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