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stretch2 [stretʃ], stretch limo, stretch limousine N

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This is normally removed by pre-stretching the cable and cycling the load up and down to 45% of the ultimate tensile load.
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It glides by stretching out its body sideways and opening its ribs so the belly is concave, and by making lateral slithering movements.
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For all its flaws, this is an uncommonly intellectually stretching- and satisfying - experience.
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On occasion, stretching, casting and bracing are not enough to correct a child's clubfoot.
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Brown scanned a vast number of reproductions from books and digitally manipulated them by stretching them to standard sizes.
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Physiotherapists spend many hours within a rehabilitation setting working on strength, range of motion/stretching and transfer skills.
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Whether you're an elite athlete or a gym rat looking to build strength, static stretching immediately before you lift can result in a dip in performance.
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Stretching away below is a series of rigidly geometrical parterres, edged by towering cypresses, cloud-shaped crowns of umbrella pines and the blue-green of age-old cedars.
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The first quarter is a warm-up period which focuses on a brief period of stretching and some aerobic activities.
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Stretching helps to calm down spindles by lengthening the muscle fibers and increase firing duration to slow down the firing rate of the muscle.
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