extent
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"Places like San Sebastian and Bilbao, they are still touristy to an extent, however, they're going to be far less touristy than Barcelona," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
“I don’t think we saw anything to that extent in the past where they got a bear suit. It’s definitely unique.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
These will give evidence of the extent to which the spike in energy prices caused by the Middle East war has hit consumer spending, which was already looking weak ahead of the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
But, they’re committed on the high seas, so to the extent there’s jurisdiction at all, this falls under the authority of federal district court or federal military tribunals.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Digges was not only a scientist, but one of the first popularizers of science—not quite the first, since he followed, to some extent, in the footsteps of his father, Leonard.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing extent
Commonly Confused Words, List 5
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James Monroe's First Inaugural Address (1817)
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Words from the First 2020 Presidential Debate
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