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expiration

[ek-spuh-ray-shuhn] / ˌɛk spəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Breanne Gilliam, a corporate lawyer at Maddin Hauser, said the film commitment is meaningful, even if it comes with an expiration date.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

His stint ended in mid-2021 with the expiration of a three-year contract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Volatility is a key component in the pricing of options, as it determines how likely an option will be exercised, depending on the time to expiration.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

What if Haazim Farooqi’s brain boosters had an expiration date?

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

The failures of cardiovascular and neuromuscular drugs pelacarsen and del-desiran raise the bar for Novartis’s pipeline, given that these were two important candidates to offset sales lost to upcoming patent expirations, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

That means Merck, the maker of Keytruda, and Bristol Myers Squibb, who produces Opdivo, each have more than 65% of last year’s sales exposed because of these patent expirations along with others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

But it’s cheap for a reason, with patent expirations coming up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

For example, an options trader might think it’s a good idea to buy October expirations now to capture this rise in volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Respiration is the falling weight—the bent spring, which keeps the clock in motion; the inspirations and expirations are the strokes of the pendulum which regulate it.

From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig




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