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I order it with extra ice when I want a creamier drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
When a young Simon Warrack took an odd job as an extra in an Italian film about Marco Polo, he hardly could have expected it to open the door to his dream job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That refers to an investor selling a call option — the right to purchase an asset at a specific price and specific time — on a security they already own to earn extra income.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
He said setting such a target would require "political initiative" and extra funding.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
If King Barf is pleased with our gold, he sends us extra food for rations.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"You need to be eating a balanced diet, training well, sleeping right, recovering well, hydrating – all of those things – before we add in all of the extras."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The first act has a visceral, terrifying sequence with panicky close-ups of extras sprinting pell-mell toward the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Premium seats are better profit-makers, and airlines can still offer extras for a price.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Don’t cry, the street said, or you’ll get two extras.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Vocabulary lists containing extra
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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