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[ik-spres] / ɪkˈsprɛs /






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But station executives did not express regrets about dismissing Lucey, saying in a statement after her ouster: “The revitalization of ‘Good Day L.A.’ has been refreshing.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

No words can truly express the pain we are experiencing or the void his passing has left in our lives.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Turkish travel agents say most of them took advantage of the express visa to see the islands.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Not everyone believes they have the capacity to express it, which is a shame.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Speaking at the Time 100 Sports gala, LeBron James expresses gratitude to USC staff members who saved Bronny after 2023 cardiac arrest and encourages others to be prepared for such emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"Glioblastoma is metabolically reprogrammed and expresses GLUT1 at three times the levels of normal brain tissue, so the particles preferentially accumulate in tumor tissue after crossing the blood-brain barrier," Olena Taratula said.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Wearing overalls and a cap emblazoned with "Billionaire's Boys Club", he expresses profound regret over the seven years he has worked as a goon.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

With gathering intensity, she expresses the tangle of emotions embedded in Bertolt Brecht’s lyrics—cynicism, denial, pain, confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

It has been claimed that Tassoni expresses a sense of liberation from the schoolroom of antiquity, but his claim is merely that the moderns must find a place in the schoolroom alongside the ancients.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Several of the affected trading partners have expressed disappointment over the new tariffs, with Brazil and Japan's governments separately calling the measures "unjustified".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

This prosecutor had expressed doubts about bringing criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

While the memo appears to have cleared the immediate hurdles Blanche faced for his confirmation, critics of the deal expressed doubts about whether it really is dead.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Fans have expressed growing concern for her health, particularly after Friday's release of a music video for "Petal" in which the pint-sized singer appears to have lost significant weight.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

She'd never expressed any great interest in the thing but was chosen because, at the age of ten, she possessed what our dad decided were the most artistic fingers.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

But civil-rights lawyers and former DHS staffers say the approach has swept up people expressing opinions that are protected by the First Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Fifa president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors appears to be in jeopardy, with a third confederation expressing opposition.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Burke and Hernandez got into an argument the night before prosecutors say she was killed, with the teen expressing frustration and jealousy over Burke’s relationships with other women.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Katherine’s family issued a statement expressing their heartbreak over her death.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

He was expressing sorrow and urgency, but also something calmer and deeper, a message he wanted to make clear.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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