elongate
verb (used with object)
to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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“The drivers of HDD demand are broadening, visibility is elongating, pricing is strengthening, and our new bull cases are coming closer into play,” Woodring wrote.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026