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extend

[ik-stend] / ɪkˈstɛnd /




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The newly identified feedback system may have implications that extend beyond physical growth and metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The consequences of this dynamic extend beyond Omar.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

James Bradford, operations director at Bryn Yr Haul nursing home, said the team there was "deeply saddened by this incident" and "extend our sincere apologies to everyone affected".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"We extend our deepest sympathy to the families and to everyone affected by this violence. No words can adequately express the grief our community is experiencing."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

And then—because it could not extend home loans fast enough to create a sufficient number of lower-rated bonds—it used credit default swaps to replicate the very worst of the existing bonds, many times over.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The affected area extends from the forests surrounding Manaus and Santarém, two major commercial and transportation hubs in Brazil, eastward toward the mouth of the Amazon River.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The measure extends those protections to public ways within 1,000 feet of court facilities, while preserving an exception for arrests made under a valid judicial warrant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"The Prime Minister extends his condolences to the bereaved families and prays for them to have the strength and patience to bear this irreparable loss," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The result provides another springboard and extends Villa's recent form to just one defeat in their last seven games.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Although the line of riches is cut short by a scar from an unseen hook caught in a fish’s mouth, her lifeline extends out full and long.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

However, the consequences extended beyond their cardiovascular health.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The effects extended beyond the immune cells themselves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

"I would like to see these funded meals extended further because it hits the cost of living for parents and... provides healthy meals for children," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Ortiz’s commitment to specificity extended to the family casting, intentionally matching the actors to the real-life relatives they are based on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The living room extended into the kitchen area to his left.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

When the sentiment was most dour Thursday—with tremors extending across chip makers and other firms riding the AI boom—Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang spoke up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

His current deal expires at the end of the season but the club have the option of extending it by 12 months.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

These companies are doing what they do best, investing in the pipelines of the future and extending the patent lives of their top-selling drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

These types of initial roundups, dubbed "toppers" in White House press lingo, are usually followed by a long question-and-answer session in the packed room -- often extending to dozens of questions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Staring at thick, twisted tree roots, I scan upward, seeing green extending higher, glowing against craggy granite and rock.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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