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“China always opposes overstretching the concept of national security and discriminatory moves that target companies from certain countries,” Lin Jian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, said at a regular press briefing Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

This gearing mechanism not only contributes to the overall elongation of the muscle but reduces the elongation of individual fascicles at any given time, preventing them from overstretching and getting injured.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023

The committee “is concerned that the United States risks overstretching its capabilities and resources, in addition to the challenges faced by the defense industrial base in replenishing stocks of munitions and equipment,” the report said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Uefa, as the regulator, feels it is its responsibility to ensure the game is run in a manner where clubs are not at risk of overstretching themselves.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2023

“Nice job, I hope? Pleasant? Easy? Sort of thing you’d expect an unqualified wizard kid to be able to do without overstretching themselves?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling