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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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Last year, the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust returned 100 water voles to a stretch of the Upper River Lea, on the Ayot Estate, near Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Gasoline inventories recently completed their longest stretch of consecutive weekly declines on record.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Friday’s May jobs report showed the labor market has now notched its best three-month stretch in more than two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It’s definitely, for me, a new muscle that I’m learning to use and explore and stretch and flex.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“I can stretch my legs, see? And we have some wool.…”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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