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In June, museum staff mounted a protest over conditions at the museum, saying the crowds were stretching the facility’s infrastructure as well as personnel in charge of monitoring its collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

The broadcaster said he felt unable to tell his adoptive parents about the incidents, because he knew they were stretching themselves financially in order to send him to the school.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

Clad in cowboy hats, some were stretching, some running in place, and all were finding their Kenergy.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

“We’ll show you in a moment how his fingers were stretching out at the end of that play,” play-by-play man Al Michaels said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022

He and Minho were stretching their legs by the West Door when Chuck walked over to say goodbye.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner