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expire

[ik-spahyuhr] / ɪkˈspaɪər /


VERB
breathe out
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
breathe in inhale


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As the SpaceX IPO lockup period starts to expire, hundreds of similar pre-IPO funds face a crucial test on whether they can actually deliver, reports Corrie Driebusch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Media reports in Uganda, external suggested the four may be looking to seek asylum, but Uganda's chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe said he hoped the athletes would return home before their visas expire in October.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

"AI is the growth story but rests on computer contracts that expire by end-2029," Phillip Securities, one of the few firms to recommend selling the stock, said in an analyst note.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

That’s also as earnings continue to surprise on the upside, valuations are getting more attractive and corporate-buyback demand is set to pick up as blackout windows expire, Rubner added.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Worse still, her visa was about to expire.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Shortly after, Plum informed the team she wouldn’t return after her contract expires this season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

If the stock rises above $110 before the option expires, you will be forced to sell it for $110 no matter how high the share price has risen.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

When Barcelona decided not to activate the £26m clause to buy the 28-year-old, whose United contract expires in 2028, it was thought to be a negotiating tactic, aimed at taking Rashford on another loan.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The front-month Brent crude contract, which expires at the end of the month, plunged 5.5% to $91.44 a barrel in early trading, while the second-month contract fell 4.6% to $87.47 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

“My contract expires in June,” he announced to all concerned.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Pandemic-era enhanced subsidies expired on Dec. 31, 2025.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Though the Met Office amber warning for extreme heat that covered large swathes of England on Thursday expired at midnight, high temperatures will linger in central and eastern parts of England on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

When asked whether the program has been terminated, EPA officials said simply that the committee’s charter expired on June 5, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

These expired late last month, and were replaced by new tariffs on 60 trading partners based on claims key economic partners have failed to properly tackle forced labour.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Did he know that his driver’s license had also expired, and the vehicle was uninsured as well?

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The Sparks, meanwhile, are stuck in their rebuild limbo, with several veterans on long-term contracts and just Rae Burrell on an expiring contract.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

The president has replaced expiring tariffs with a host of new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

But, with Vinicius a year away from his Real contract expiring, it is not simply a case of merely matching - or even slightly improving - his money if he was to leave this summer.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The recent exchange of fire threatens a 2022 truce that has held despite expiring.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Franklin was himself within a day or two of expiring when he and the other survivors were rescued by a band of m6tis.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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