Example Sentences

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But as they found glory at home and in Asia, their parent company was overstretching itself in an inflated property market.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

His appointment had the ring of novelty, like the BBC was overstretching to show that it still has muscle.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2018