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expire

[ik-spahyuhr] / ɪkˈspaɪər /


VERB
breathe out
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
breathe in inhale


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He has taken full advantage of that dispensation, leaving the Supreme Court in a pickle as the grace period is set to expire this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The 22-year-old has rejected contract offers from the Cherries amid interest from other Premier League clubs, though his current deal does not expire until 2028 and Bournemouth have expressed their desire to keep him.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

NBC also announced a new deal to carry the Preakness through 2032, the same year its rights to the Derby expire.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The pressure could intensify as Bangladesh is set to lose the duty-free preferential market access it enjoys in Europe and other countries because its status as a least-developed country is scheduled to expire in 2029.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

I’m sitting here trying not to expire of totalicus boredumus while Mrs. Mears explains the life cycle of the royal walnut moth, aka Citheronia regalis, aka kill me now.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

The lender advanced the money on the assumption that a GPU will still find a renter after the contract that paid for it expires, no matter what model is popular then.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

His term expires in January, and many Minnesotans will be relieved to see him go.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Shortly after, Plum informed the team she wouldn’t return after her contract expires this season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

When Barcelona decided not to activate the £26m clause to buy the 28-year-old, whose United contract expires in 2028, it was thought to be a negotiating tactic, aimed at taking Rashford on another loan.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“My contract expires in June,” he announced to all concerned.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Years later, after the statute of limitations had expired, the three actual perpetrators — Steward, Bailey and Teamer — all confessed, according to the center.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

That rule, which expired for China and Hong Kong last May, allowed retailers to pay no import taxes on packages sent to the U.S. valued at less than $800.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Pirela came to the United States from his native Venezuela in September 2014 and that his permission to remain expired Feb. 10, 2018.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The attack came after a 60-day truce between the U.S. and Iran expired yesterday with few signs of progress towards a permanent deal to replace it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Her hallway is lined with boxes of recently expired crackers, salsa, and potato chips.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

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

The federal government was required to set new rules for addressing shortages this year because the old rules are expiring.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The president has replaced expiring tariffs with a host of new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Chairs lined the walls, divided evenly by magazine tables, and there was the usual rubber tree expiring in the corner.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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