Word: stretch
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Twenty minutes down a dusty unpaved road, about 30 miles east of Arusha, past Masai herdsmen in traditional dress, is the guarded entrance to the mines. Ahead, teams of donkeys are carrying drinking water to the miners. At a glance, you can take in the entire four-mile stretch where the tanzanite is buried in maddening folds deep below the earth's surface. It's hard to get an exact fix on how much is there?geologists recently updated their models and project a 15-year supply. Of course, it depends on all sorts of variables. Whether the biggest companies...
...have them delivered to their homes. Lindner takes care of hemming and other minor alterations, and if you can't decide which creation to rent, she'll take photos of you in the dresses that you like so you can make your decision later. "Last year there was a stretch of about two weeks of events where I probably dropped $40,000 in dresses," says Tatiana Platt, an Internet executive and a Wardrobe fan. "It was ridiculous." With Wardrobe, Platt can supplement her well-stocked closet and get the peace of mind that comes with knowing she won't have...
...game’s waning minutes, however, Rollins provided the spark Harvard needed, scoring 10 points in the final 6:30. With Harvard up by just two points with a little over a minute remaining, Rollins scored five of her team’s last seven to stretch a 59-57 lead to a 66-59 final...
...goal capped off an extended stretch of conservative and uninspired play from the Crimson...
...second period. Sifers collected the puck off a Katie Johnston faceoff win, and snuck it past Zilis from the right circle. The Crimson had six power-play opportunities in all, and while it converted on only one, the bigger issue seemed to be the lack of officiating down the stretch...