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Democrats lead polls in the final stretch before the midterms; riots in France reflect enormous economic and political discontent; and DOJ lawyers spar with judge over Trump’s plans for public golf course in D.C.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

They are slow-moving, mostly flat, waves of warm water that can stretch thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

He tied for the major-league lead with 41 saves in 2026 and hasn’t blown one since May 13, a stretch of 35 consecutive conversions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A top Korean basketball official said tall athletes housed in the containers were struggling to "stretch their legs out on the beds".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

I close the truck door and focus my eyes into the shadows that stretch toward the rear of Dad’s yard, trying to reassure myself that no one’s watching.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The model requires trade-offs, and a lot of discipline: Gund has never had a layoff but staffs sparingly so it can weather the leaner stretches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

To complete the thought about songwriters recording their own introspective records — a tradition that stretches back through Luke Laird and Jon Brion and Jimmy Webb — Sloan asks if I’ve seen HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Zacharia spoke haltingly, read off notes for long stretches, took just three questions, and at one point said “my president” when she meant “my husband.”

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

They may be more open to going to the gym or physical therapy or doing at-home stretches — all proven ways to address back and knee pain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mr. Kellerman stretches his legs straight out in front of him and waggles his sandaled feet.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Wyoming's Sundance Formation, which preserves evidence of an ancient inland sea that once stretched across much of the western United States, has yielded millions of these fossils.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Chip stocks have come under intense pressure with valuations that had been stretched by an AI-fueled rally.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

But for now, the indicators of a bubble don’t seem quite stretched enough to call time on the rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Sentiment in the oil market, meanwhile, appeared much less stretched.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was stretched out on one of the kayaks.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

They then used 24 estimates of the world population stretching across the past 2,000 years to show that human numbers have in fact continually outpaced expectations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

An installment sale or promissory note could certainly make that happen, but I’d be wary of stretching payments out that far just to protect Son #2 in case of divorce.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Raman and Bass were once political allies, campaigning together in 2024 as Raman faced a tough reelection fight in a district stretching from Silver Lake to the San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The JRF urged Somerville not to weaken the goals but to set "stretching, statutory, income-based poverty-reduction targets, with strong accountability measures".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Mrs. Heemstra continued with her recipe for stretching the tea ration with rose leaves.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom