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expire

[ik-spahyuhr] / ɪkˈspaɪər /


VERB
breathe out
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
breathe in inhale


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Americans collectively forfeit billions of dollars annually in unused benefits, which often expire at the end of the calendar year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

During the same period of time, he and the Steelers were unable to come to terms on a contract extension on the rookie deal that was set to expire after this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Adding to the high-stakes state visit, a US-China trade agreement reached last year is set to expire in November.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Gradually, painfully, the flames seemed to expire in Tally’s chest, the cough dying a quiet death inside her.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

His current deal expires at the end of next season but BBC Sport revealed in March that talks over a new contract were underway with the process now at an advanced stage.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Furthermore, once the temporary order expires at the end of this year, there’s the issue of reinforcement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

In early European trading, the front-month Brent crude contract, which expires on Tuesday, is up 2.8% at $107.15 a barrel, while the second-month contract trades at $99.15 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Leaving center stage will be more difficult for Ronaldo, whose contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr — a deal that reportedly pays him around $6 million a week — expires next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

You get the low rates after Labor Day, and your lease expires in June.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

She said that after her employees’ federal badges expired last month, they were eventually reinstated until Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

During the subprime-mortgage crisis, some ARM borrowers buckled under balloon payments when the initial fixed term of the loan expired.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Despite reopening the case earlier this year, police have now had to drop it because the time limit for prosecuting harassment allegations has expired.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The company is soon set to face a flood of generic alternatives, after the patent for semaglutide, the key component of Ozempic, expired in China earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Look. His driver’s license expired six years ago. He probably doesn’t even live there anymore. Truth is, we don’t know who he is or what he does, or even if he has a family.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

That drop, however, has a lot to do with a rush of purchases late last year as customers sought to take advantage of expiring federal tax incentives.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The patent cliff has driven a wave of acquisitions as drugmakers race to replace expiring revenue before it vanishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

This summer, though, with her contract expiring at the end of Chelsea's worst season in seven years, she decided to sign on for another 12 months.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

That year, the park service moved to shut down a local oyster farm, whose lease was expiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Her graduation was approaching, her student visa expiring.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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