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extend

[ik-stend] / ɪkˈstɛnd /




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But researchers are still trying to determine whether those physical health improvements also extend into other parts of life, such as mental health, relationships, and employment.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

To extend the reach of its global lending, the World Bank is increasingly turning to help from an outside ally: the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But the two leaders are more likely to simply extend a relative truce rather than produce any concrete results, like when Xi hosted Trump in Beijing four months ago, experts said.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The BBC understands a decision is imminent on whether to extend the scope of the review, and look at cases dating back to 2015.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

We were happy to extend the rationalization, even as he was visibly declining.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

His impact extends beyond goals and assists, with the Brazilian linking well with Palmer and Rogers.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

As Netflix extends its reach into podcasts, games and live TV, Wells Fargo analysts say it has sacrificed what once made it great: original shows and movies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The team also found that this gas flow extends beyond the black hole's host galaxy, reaching distances of about 300,000 light-years.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Top of the list, Royal Bank said, is an opaque and shifting regulatory system that extends times and increases capital costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Sometimes, it even extends to me, too, if I show up at times like this when they are mobbed in the parking lot, but today I don’t feel like it.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

For Deetz, he said he’d often say that he wouldn’t hover low for extended periods of time, especially if he didn’t see a place he could land in case of an emergency.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

For example, a recent Reuters report documenting the carrier’s port stop states, “Typically naval deployments are for between six and nine months, but those can be extended during times of conflict.”

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Timby extended her time in Ireland and documented much of it for her newfound following - but she didn't reveal anything about her new beau.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Taboos became the norm, permission to transgress was extended to everyone and “what was once unthinkable became the only way to think about anything.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

It should have stretched east and west, but it extended north instead.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Instead of the smooth, narrow tubes commonly drawn extending from nerve cells, some axons resemble strings of tiny pearls.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

"The best and most optimal option remains extending UNIFIL's mandate," he added.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Markets could effectively be saying that one rate increase is insufficient to contain the inflation problem or that investors require greater compensation for risks extending beyond monetary policy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

This is his 17th Test and he gave an audible cry of frustration when he chopped on off Mohammad Imran, extending a wait for a maiden hundred.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

She’s even talking about extending the paper chain another five million links in memory of the victims of the Holocaust who weren’t Jewish.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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