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stretching

  • present participle
    of stretch.
    stretch
    verb (used with object)
    to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed byout ).

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Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, said spending by consumers was still high, but "they are increasingly stretching their budgets to afford pricier goods and services."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Co-founders Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz built Blue Owl into a star of the private-credit industry, a parallel banking system with loans stretching across the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Martinez had earlier played his part in the Blues securing a first Premier League clean sheet in nine months, a run stretching back 23 matches.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

Now a huge live oak identical to the one in the Durand’s courtyard sat in the corner, stretching out over Ella's bed.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton