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expire

[ik-spahyuhr] / ɪkˈspaɪər /


VERB
breathe out
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
breathe in inhale


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The proposed rule, which was drafted in 2024, will expire at the end of the month if not brought to the City Council for a vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Shares of both have surged since debuting in January, promising sizable rewards for early investors before their lockup periods expire next month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Another key difference: As the name implies, perpetual futures never expire.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud plunged Somalia into a fresh political crisis in mid-May after announcing a one-year extension of his term, which had been due to expire on May 15.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Jefferson had also shared with Madison his intriguingly utopian suggestion that each generation was sovereign, so that the laws made for one generation should expire after about twenty years.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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