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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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This spring, fault lines are deepening just as the court enters its home stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Anderson had a stretch of eight consecutive seasons appearing in at least 150 games for the Angels and played in at least 140 games in 11 of his 17 major league seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It has been a dismal stretch for art collectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Both are in good jobs, still live at home to avoid high rents, have made sacrifices in their 20s to save money and are still finding it a huge stretch.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The stairs curve and stretch toward an unseen bottom floor, so tall and disorienting that it looks like an optical illusion.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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