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express

[ik-spres] / ɪkˈsprɛs /






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“On the plus side, the world’s most valuable company is signaling confidence in its future cash flows. On the downside, its clients cannot express similar faith.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"They always express the confidence that they never did something wrong and we believe in that," Rodri said.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I cannot express how completely sure I am that these sentences are straight out of Claude,” Bryan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“There are no words to adequately express our heartbreak over the loss of our beloved Chris Spatola,” the Krzyzewski family said in a statement through Duke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Edmond “Eddy” Porteous, one of the novel’s narrators, is an 18-year-old gay man in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1988, and like many artsy young people he expresses his personality through the music he listens to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A statement from a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, stated that he "expresses his solidarity with the people and government of Colombia" and that it working to support the government's response.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

He could have made something that shimmers, a piece of true pop that expresses repellent ideals.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Speaking at the Time 100 Sports gala, LeBron James expresses gratitude to USC staff members who saved Bronny after 2023 cardiac arrest and encourages others to be prepared for such emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Architecture becomes memorable only when it expresses a transcendent vision, whether personal, social, or spiritual.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Some residents expressed resentment about Iran’s interference at a time when Iraq, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer, is showing signs of an economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hours later, following the Eagles’ 27-7 loss to the Bears, Sirianni expressed regret for how he behaved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A book maker expressed interest, but the cost was too high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Like many others, he’s expressed some confusion about Sam Altman and Dario Amodei’s words versus their actions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Haupts and the Wergins continued to talk, and Haupt expressed his concern about registering for the draft.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Quinn Kelsey’s sumptuous baritone brimmed with lyricism along with its power, expressing Macbeth’s ambition and terror at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

If you truly value this friendship, it’s worth risking expressing your truth to save it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

She sent Heumann a cold email expressing interest in the book.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

For half a second I was tempted to leave McCoy a handwritten note expressing my profound and sincere astonishment that he had the balls to keep such a carpet in his home.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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