stretching

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Raman dominated precincts known for their progressive politics, particularly those with younger people in renter-heavy neighborhoods stretching from Hollywood to Highland Park, including her home base of Silver Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Though he didn’t lay a fingertip on the basketball, Robinson accomplished his mission, stretching his long arms into an obstacle even the super-sized Wembanyama couldn’t shoot over cleanly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

And this is a place with million dollar views stretching right across Swansea Bay.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Jarkko Kyllonen, an expert on nuclear safety at Finland's nuclear regulator STUK, has assessed risk scenarios for the Onkalo project stretching up to a million years into the future.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“Right, right,” he says, stretching it the opposite way over the frame.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz