extend
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England extend their unbeaten run to 41 Tests after Zoe Harrison scores a try in overtime as the Red Roses beat New Zealand 26-19 at the Allianz Stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In these cases, screening may have offered little benefit because poor health or limited life expectancy meant that finding and treating the cancer was unlikely to improve health or extend life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The U.S. and China agreed to extend an existing trade agreement by two months to buy time for a broader deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“You can’t leave any stones unturned because he can make all the throws, and he’s got the ability to extend plays with his feet or make plays with his feet,” Hitschler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
He loved to talk about anything he could think of when we were together to extend our visits.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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But the significance of Big Bang's return extends beyond nostalgia.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The benefit of supporting a child’s language extends further than academics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The confusion of the term’s meaning extends back to its origin—because, in fact, it was invented as the result of a communication error.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The threat to financial firms extends beyond the potential that robots will cut out some human advisers and their fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He extends his arm toward the stairs as if to say “after you.”
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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The chain has since extended the deal, now offering it throughout the week for dine-in customers for now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The trade truce that saw both countries pause a tit-for-tat tariff war and prevent a further escalation, was extended by only a few months - from November to January.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A trade truce between the two sides was extended for a mere two months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
In return, Xi announced he was giving the Atlanta Zoo two panda bears and extended the U.S.–China trade-war truce, which was about to expire, by two months.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Mullineaux would later tell a Senate committee that “the lateral blast extended about three times farther than any such blast recorded by the geologic history of the volcano.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Combined with his 15-for-15 finish the previous weekend, Mensah had connected on 35 straight attempts—the longest streak in the history of Stat Perform’s database, extending back to 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The new deal involved extending sanctions on some remaining 2,600 individuals and entities to three years.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
An evacuation zone extending 100 kilometers beyond Yellowstone National Park is announced, affecting roughly 200,000 residents, as well as thousands of visitors in the region.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Private-label products, which are made by contracted manufacturers for retailers that sell them in stores under their own names and logos, are steadily extending their reach into the consumer packaged-goods market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
But now we’re an out away from winning the game, completing the doubleheader sweep, raising our record to 7–1, and extending our first-place lead to two full games.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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