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extend

[ik-stend] / ɪkˈstɛnd /




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Since first emerging online in 2019 on the online bulletin board 4chan, the Backrooms phenomenon has expanded across Reddit, TikTok, YouTube and gaming platforms, where users collectively map, narrate and extend its mythology.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Russia said Saturday it would extend a fuel export ban until the end of the year.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Placing food waste in sealed containers inside the building before removal, for instance, would significantly extend the time necessary to clean up the entire site, the company argued.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The impact could extend well beyond the Treasury market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

His normal intolerance of affectation did not extend to the elegant symmetry of Mess Night.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

It automatically extends to June 4, 2027, if the only remaining obstacles are regulatory approvals or governmental orders, including an antitrust injunction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“If disruptions persist for another month, the national average would likely rebound to around $4.20. If the conflict extends to two months, prices would likely move back above $4.50,” they said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The importance of Masripithecus extends beyond its unusual teeth and jaw.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

The move extends mandatory life sentences to anyone who commits the manslaughter of an emergency worker on duty including police, prison officers, firefighters and paramedics.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Our commitment to colorblindness extends beyond individuals to institutions and social arrangements.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Even when OpenAI tries to prevent ChatGPT from offering users help with weapons or violent plans, employees found that chatbots sometimes forget their own guidelines during extended conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The discovery could support the development of new approaches for maintaining muscle repair during aging, extended bed rest, and other conditions that involve long periods of inactivity.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

McElwee explains that the numbers on his film reels were mislabeled, causing extended confusion as they tried to put the footage back in the correct, chronological order.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

The county extended the hours of cooling centers in the Antelope Valley, where temperatures are expected to reach 100 to 108 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The creation of the mortgage bond market, a decade earlier, had extended Wall Street into a place it had never before been: the debts of ordinary Americans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The run is also continuing his sublime form in longer-format matches - this win extending the streak to 28 successive wins in games with 20 or more legs.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Wildberries' business model is based on a massive network of tens of thousands of pickup locations, extending to remote towns in Russia and to some of its neighbours.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

That publication has been a proponent for changing, extending or rejecting the legal definition of genocide enshrined in the 1948 Genocide Convention, formulated by Jewish jurist Raphael Lemkin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Neff’s genius includes extending the living room’s pitched ceiling outward over a covered loggia, linking the inside-outside rooms in stellar Southern California fashion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“I like your style, that’s all,” he says, extending his arm out to me.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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