extend

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Nuclear energy is part of the solution, he believes, but many European nuclear reactors are old and governments need to invest considerably just to maintain or extend their working life.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Visitors to Alcatraz Island this spring and summer can extend their journey by adding a tour to another island in San Francisco Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Sparta warned that the timeline would extend further if Gulf infrastructure damage requires significant repair to facilities, including refineries, pipelines and terminals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead, they generate directed fluid flows that actively push proteins toward the leading edge, where cells extend, move and repair tissue.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Southern colonies did not hesitate to invent ways to extend the terms of servitude, and the planter class accumulated uncultivated lands to restrict the options of free workers.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander