"final stretch" meaning in All languages combined

See final stretch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: final stretches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} final stretch (plural final stretches)
  1. Synonym of home stretch Synonyms: home stretch [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-final_stretch-en-noun-6j4W39d2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Now, nearly ready to spawn, they are returning to the mouth of the Columbia for the final stretch -- back up the rivers to spawning grounds where they will mate, creating future runs of fall chinook.",
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