stretch
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But if he's classified as low-risk and well-behaved, he could potentially be transferred there for the final stretch of his sentence.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The top panel in the chart below shows the index rising for several straight sessions, while the bottom panel shows the daily number of advancing stocks minus declining stocks staying negative over the same stretch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Over a stretch of 22 dismal years, New Yorkers were born, graduated from school and entered the workforce—while the Knicks managed to win just a single playoff series.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
You’ve lived for the last stretch in L.A., but you’ve more recently been spending time in New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
He felt his face stretch into a wide smile, so wide it made his cheeks sore.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing stretch
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Physical Education - Introductory
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