stretching

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The Central Valley Project includes 20 dams and about 500 miles of aqueducts and canals, stretching from the Redding area to near Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Unlike gravity or electromagnetism, the strong force becomes stronger as particles move farther apart, similar to a rubber band stretching tighter the more it is pulled.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Carvana has added six more Stellantis dealerships stretching from coast to coast and into the Midwest, spending more than $160 million in all, according to a regulatory filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

He pushes off the desk and approaches me, an intrepid smile stretching across his face.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer