extended

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Brent and WTI benchmarks extended losses from the previous session after the U.S president said a peace deal could be reached within days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But after turning to catch the throw, he missed the base and stumbled backward into Reynolds, who tripped over Wrobleski’s extended left foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

After pestering the local council into submission, two sets of goals were hammered into a nearby patch of gravel where the McGinn brothers, extended family and friends could run wild.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In 2024, South Korea recorded more than 3,920 "lonely deaths", people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for extended periods -- the highest since records began in 2017.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Mullineaux would later tell a Senate committee that “the lateral blast extended about three times farther than any such blast recorded by the geologic history of the volcano.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone