亚洲网紅露点

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homestretch

[ hohm-strech ]

noun

  1. the straight part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Compare backstretch.
  2. the final phase of any endeavor:

    The political campaign is in the homestretch.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of homestretch1

An Americanism dating back to 1835鈥45; home + stretch
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Journalism is not a speed horse but more of a stalking horse that doesn鈥檛 go to the lead, leaving a lot of run left when he hits the homestretch.

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Democrats spent the election homestretch targeting Puerto Rican and Latino voters in the swing state.

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With the campaign heading into the homestretch, Gluesenkamp Perez recently embarked on a RV tour of the 3rd Congressional District, down twisting two-lane roads, past farmland and forests daubed with red, yellow and orange.

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And they said Harris was not terribly displeased to see Newsom forced to fight an attempted recall, though she did come to California for a homestretch rally on his behalf.

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Political reaction to Trump鈥檚 conviction on all 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal in the homestretch of the 2016 election was swift.

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