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extent

[ik-stent] / ɪkˈstɛnt /


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To the extent that you were already not familiar: Our man wakes up every day and wings it with whatever international chess pieces are available to him.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

“The abuse of animals will never be tolerated, and anyone who engages in violence or neglect against animals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Orange County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Available clinical records did not provide enough detail to determine the severity, extent, or duration of the alopecia.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

However, only around 5,000 people a year will be eligible - based on the extent of their walking difficulties.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

By measuring his blood pressure, oxygen levels, and heart and breathing rates, doctors would get valuable information about the extent of his wound.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

All three regions subsidize EV purchases to varying extents.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

"Some species, like the elegant madtom, had high relative sensitivity across spatial extents yet had no state or federal conservation listings," Silknetter said.

From Science Daily May 17, 2024

The reigns of predecessors David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as well as interim boss Ralf Rangnick, were all plagued, to varying extents, by rumours of player unrest.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2023

Their geographic extents and how long they lasted were similar.

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2023

Portions of the periphery of a thin metallic disc were cut away so as to leave at accurately spaced intervals, larger or smaller extents of the original boundary.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo




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