extension
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“They are such big supporters of our church, and by extension, our neighborhood.”
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Frantically I searched the switchboard in front of me until I saw a notecard with dozens of extensions on it.
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The first is that, if you use a home charger along with a standard extension cord that isn’t designed to carry all those amps, you can overheat your outlet.
But Iran has demonstrated that it can hold at risk its Gulf neighbors—and by extension oil markets—with a few drone strikes, something it can likely keep up for a long period.
The easiest way to protect your privacy without totally changing your surfing experience is to install a small piece of free software called a “browser extension.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.