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expiration

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


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Wearing drill-sergeant regalia, Porowski instructs a group of hapless male shopper actors in such supermarket fundamentals as distinguishing celery from leeks, checking expiration dates and identifying ripe bananas.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Unless you have recently renewed your U.S. passport, doing so before relocation abroad gives you 10 years until the next expiration date.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Breanne Gilliam, a corporate lawyer at Maddin Hauser, said the film commitment is meaningful, even if it comes with an expiration date.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

But Ben looked at him, bellowing slowly with each expiration.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

The company expects to release data for a number of pivotal studies in the coming months that could buoy its prospects over the medium term and help it move past recent patent expirations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Bristol-Myers Squibb is staring down immediate patent expirations on such core revenue drivers as the cancer blockbuster Opdivo and the blood thinner Eliquis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

One of the issues that could possibly threaten the bank’s bullish thesis is the “patent cliff” approaching in 2028, where a number of major drugs are facing patent expirations.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Because we are creating synthetic stock—trader jargon for using options to mimic actual shares—let’s use expirations of six months and longer to simulate equity ownership.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The first few expirations are not followed by any inspiration.

From The Nervous Child by Hector Charles Cameron


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