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expire

[ik-spahyuhr] / ɪkˈspaɪər /


VERB
breathe out
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
breathe in inhale


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Now it’s public, and there’s volatility to bear as index funds buy in and lockups expire, bringing additional shares to market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Indeed, if demand for memory should ebb before supply contracts expire, those will likely be renegotiated or extended.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Idrissa Gueye, Ndiaye's Senegal team-mate, had his Everton deal expire at the start of July, so is effectively a free agent.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Before Slaughter, presidents who wanted to reshape a multimember commission generally needed to wait for the commissioners’ terms to expire to nominate replacements who shared their policy preferences.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

My bans were due to expire two days after the adjournment.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Kalshi is asking regulators for permission to let users speculate on the price of gold, silver and platinum with a new kind of derivative contract that never expires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

That change has been extended several times, and the government is reviewing whether to extend it again when it expires at the end of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Graham, a prominent foreign-policy hawk and close Trump ally, died unexpectedly over the weekend at 71, leaving McMaster responsible for appointing someone to serve until the senator's term expires in January.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The California City facility contract expires in August 2027 and the Otay Mesa facility contract expires in December 2029, with the option to extend for five more years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

One god draws in the breath of life and rises; another god expires.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The west London side have joined Inter Milan in considering a move for the 32-year-old, who became a free agent when his City contract expired at the end of June.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In 2025, Entresto alone generated annual sales of $7.7 billion, even though its sales had already fallen sharply in the fourth quarter after its patent expired in the United States in July of that year.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The 10-day window for the president to either sign or veto the measure expired Saturday—and then it automatically became law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The message was clear: That which you buy digitally, you don’t really own, because a random boardroom dispute or expired contract could mean that those files are pulled without warning.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

As if a friend of Cammy’s could risk going to Mr. Fitt with an expired visa!

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

With her contract expiring at Barcelona, Putellas made the decision to leave and it is believed she always liked the idea of a move to the WSL.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

A high-profile example of that occurred last month when PlayStation removed over 500 digital movie titles that users had already purchased, due to expiring licensing agreements.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

At least 20% of the shares will be released after second-quarter results are disclosed sometime in the coming months, with all the lockups expiring in December.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Efforts to stop this proliferation are weakening and treaties are expiring.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Her graduation was approaching, her student visa expiring.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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