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expiration

[ek-spuh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɛk spəˈreɪ ʃən /


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The expiration is Aug. 20 and the ticket won’t be valid past then.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

SpaceX shares rose 16% Friday, rebounding from a post-earnings selloff, as retail investors piled in even as a lockup expiration arrived that had some analysts concerned about insider selling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Brett Donnelly, founder of Spectra Markets, had also said the lockup expiration and its effects were “surely priced in.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

For the stocks listed in this table, that would mean buying the straddles expiring on Aug. 14, or the next nearest date if that expiration date not exist for a particular stock.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Designed for a mission of thirty-one sols, AL102 continued well past its planned expiration.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Dates represent estimated primary patent or exclusivity expirations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

But it’s cheap for a reason, with patent expirations coming up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The contracts currently have expirations that extend up to a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

After that, SpaceX’s options expirations will adhere to the standard monthly expiration cycle.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

In forced expirations the muscles in the abdominal walls contract to push up the diaphragm.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters




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