stretched

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With regards to current warning flags, they said valuations across several segments of the market are looking stretched, and investor sentiment is increasingly optimistic.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Oversized stars stretched across stone-washed denim might be quintessentially American, but it was bold and brash in a footballing sense and the squad feared they would be ridiculed.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It is only over the past week or so, he said, that the rally has become a little bit stretched, with investors trying to chase returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Before the Seychelles population was wiped out, the species occupied an even larger range that stretched more than 12,000 kilometers from Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

In the distance, the rocks glittered on the hills; it seemed as if a soft green cloth was stretched over them.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff