extend

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The impact of this discovery could extend beyond bone health alone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

If using a computational tool to process information constitutes “disclosure” to a third party, the implications extend to everyone who has ever stored a confidential document in the cloud or sent an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Nuclear energy is part of the solution, he believes, but many European nuclear reactors are old and governments need to invest considerably just to maintain or extend their working life.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Visitors to Alcatraz Island this spring and summer can extend their journey by adding a tour to another island in San Francisco Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I liked the idea that a part of one's body might be thought of as lazy—not thoughtless or hostile, just unwilling to extend itself for the betterment of the team.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris