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extend

[ik-stend] / ΙͺkˈstΙ›nd /




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The implications of the discovery may extend beyond ordinary muscle aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

For some pupils, shortages extend beyond the classroom to something more basic: lunch.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Hence, the currency pair must break above 1.2871 to extend its advance, the strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Developing subcutaneous versions of injectable drugs is an area of focus for biopharma companies seeking to extend the patents for their top-selling medicines.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The fools themselves seemed uncommonly lucky, but how far did that luck extend?

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

It also extends down into neighborhoods closer to the coast and bordered by the 5 Freeway and Camino Los Mares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The Prime Minister extends his condolences to the bereaved families and prays for them to have the strength and patience to bear this irreparable loss," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Most importantly, the proposal extends the buffer period before a fund must make its initial repurchase offer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

As for Sesko, his fresh shin injury merely extends a lack of involvement which is being keenly felt and for which, as yet, there is no end date.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dylan extends two fingers and waves them over the page.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

In June, the Bank extended its climate change policy indefinitely, but dropped targets for the percentage of financing that must have climate-related impacts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The troupe operated from 1958 through 1965, making it the first extended prison theater program in the U.S. launched by prisoners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The experiments were conducted under one particular type of general anesthesia, so the findings cannot automatically be extended to other anesthetic methods or states of unconsciousness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Similar guidelines were extended to teachers on 6 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Foster placement. Or sometimes extended family checks you out.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

His current deal expires at the end of the season but the club have the option of extending it by 12 months.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

These companies are doing what they do best, investing in the pipelines of the future and extending the patent lives of their top-selling drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Micron stock was extending its slide on Thursday but there are reasons for optimism.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Min and Lee plan to continue investigating how local reaction environments influence organic electrosynthesis, with the goal of extending the approach to a broader range of chemical reactions and manufacturing processes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Aames Financial, like The Money Store, belonged to a new category of firms extending loans to cash-strapped Americans, known euphemistically as “specialty finance.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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