extending

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—Oil prices fell below $90 a barrel on Friday, extending losses from the previous session after President Trump called off planned strikes on Iran and said a peace deal could be reached within days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Oil prices fell sharply following the news, with Brent futures extending their weekly slump to around 8.3% and trading well below the $90 mark in early Friday dealing.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Oil prices jumped as much as two percent Thursday, extending similar gains the day before.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Other measures to help pubs include "reforming business rates, with a £4.3bn support package to limit bills rises, capping Corporation Tax at 25%, and extending World Cup opening hours for pubs," the spokesperson added.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The trio dashed up a narrow pathway to where they saw the robot extending its quadruple-jointed mechanical arm to pluck a flat metal box out of a slide-in compartment.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein