extent
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Few know the full extent of what the former first lady discloses in the book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"It's still not fully covered, you know, the extent of the suffering. And I think, for me, Nigeria is just scared to confront its own truth," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“So you see the people who want to take him out going after one of the words I just used here, which is ‘trustworthy’ and, to some extent, ‘credible.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The country has diversified its energy sources, including into renewables, and had built up its strategic petroleum reserve to a greater extent than others, giving it some extra cushion.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The disadvantage is that representational art, like prose, is always bound to the literal meaning and appearance of the everyday world, at least to some extent.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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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