extend
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Softer readings could extend the recent pullback in yields, while firmer data could revive tightening expectations and cap Bitcoin’s gains, Chrysikos says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Credit-card companies need to be mindful about who they extend credit to.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Surveillance once focused on prominent critics can now extend to entire communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"We extend our most sincere condolences to Ken's sons Chris and Jeremy, all the Hay family and his very many friends."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But when Clancy had told him to go long and heaved the football into the air, Satchmo had tried his best to extend his body, stretched out for it, but it was just beyond him.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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The threat to financial firms extends beyond the potential that robots will cut out some human advisers and their fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Pollock, 21, has agreed a new deal with Saints that extends his terms to summer 2028 and is worth more than £400,000 a year.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
His enthusiasm extends even to the technology’s name.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 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 festival takes place primarily in the lot, but it also extends out to here and here.”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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The actress put the property up for sale amid what has now been revealed to have been an extended period of separation from Sadoski.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Oil futures extended their slide to a fourth session on easing supply concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The royals are depicted as the type of children who come round, break your toys and then disappear, in what might be an extended metaphor for how he saw Diana's story.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
When Nebius raised $5.75 billion in convertible debt in August 2026, the effective interest rate it incurred increased significantly when the duration of the debt extended from 2030 to 2034.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
“I’m sorry, we haven’t been properly introduced,” Inés said, as she extended a hand to us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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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
Brazil’s annual inflation slowed to 4.22% in August from 4.44% in July, extending a steady decline since peaking at 4.72% in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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
“Be careful,” Seed Collector said, extending the crystal fire so that Nathan could see his footing and how far below the ground was.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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