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Its elongated body, thick rigid scales, powerful tail fin, and large upward-facing mouth all point to an active predator near the top of the food chain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

“While obviously semis have run up substantially, we believe that this will be an elongated cycle and many areas are just getting started,” says Christopher Shaffer, managing partner at Talaria Capital Management.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The tomatoes have an elongated plum shape and a pointed tip.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

They stood in rows which elongated and revealed new actants in military geometry as we passed them.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson