Stretch run
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Does">Does</span> "<span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span>" <span word="mean">mean</span> "拉锯战", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="Stretch">Stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="here">here</span>"?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Nope">Nope</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Stretch">Stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span>" <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="endeavor">endeavor</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>: <span word="all">all</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="running">running</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> 400-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="track">track</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 100 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="Stretch">Stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, "拉锯战" - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> - <span word="misses">misses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="column">column</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="culled">culled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> (<span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brackets">brackets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>):</p><p>1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rockets">Rockets</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="Nets">Nets</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 32-21, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="standings">standings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rockets">Rockets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="game">game</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>.</p><p>(<span word="Stretch">Stretch</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="April">April</span>)</p>
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