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extent

[ik-stent] / ɪkˈstɛnt /


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To the extent you want to own gold, the best advice may be to pick a small but meaningful allocation and stick with it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

"The police have never acknowledged the extent of their failings and the harm that they've caused in repercussions, not only on us as a family, for all these 90 women," Alex said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“I realized that we had something that was hugely significant, but I didn’t realize the extent of the bombshell until the broadcast,” Bashir recalled in “The Verdict.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Jarden is also surprised by the extent of the reduction to Hemi’s reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The orange leaves were the extent of my lesson plan, but still I searched the empty briefcase, mindful that I had stupidly armed my audience with straight pins.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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