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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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“They’re chasing stretch goals with free license to question everything and innovate boldly.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P 500 retreated 1.7%; its five consecutive weekly declines mark the index’s worst such stretch since the Ukraine war upended global markets in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal

Security-screening lines stretched out to terminal sidewalks on several days this week, frustrating passengers, airport managers and airline executives.

From The Wall Street Journal

The broad index’s five consecutive weekly declines mark its worst such stretch since the Russia-Ukraine war upended global markets in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Richmond Fed president said holding interest rates steady in March was the right move amid a long stretch of elevated uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal