stretched

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Often the "policies" are suspiciously cheap, but many young drivers stretched by cost of living pressures are lured in, it added.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Tethys Ocean once stretched across a vast area of the planet before gradually disappearing during the Meso-Cenozoic period, which covers the last 250 million years.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

I wondered: Would our family budget, stretched by the appetites and extracurriculars of growing teenagers, allow us to go all-in on electric cars?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The train to Hogwarts, for instance, is especially well done, seemingly stretched to infinity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In the light of the street lamps, the sick-call line stretched to the edge of the building and out of sight around the corner.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom