extension
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"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Southwest had requested the extension, along with the trade association Airlines for America and the Travel Technology Association.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The White House described the memo as a “narrow legal analysis, not an extension of executive privilege.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Taken together with other changes, including a possible extension, this could mean that Gen. Munir serves until 2035, which would make him the longest-serving chief in Pakistani history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The TV was connected to an orange extension cord that was plugged in on the other side of the room.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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Axons are extensions of nerve cells that allow neurons to communicate with one another.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The authority said both of these extensions had been used and the current contract would lapse in March 2027.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
As construction risk recedes, these bonds could “look increasingly like secured, lease-backed extensions of hyperscaler credit rather than purely bespoke project financings,” Barclays credit analysts wrote in a recent note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The pricing volatility and lead-time extensions in this market are arguably worse than the pandemic era,” an executive at a maker of electrical equipment said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
It was a high-stacked Dodge painted burgundy in Anacortes, elaborately pin-striped and with decorative exhaust extensions pillared just behind the gleaming cab—a schoolboy’s play truck, in short.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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