extend
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May 20: Our mission is to build the systems and technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
To extend a metaphor from a previous column, back in the day the McDonnell Douglas aircraft company made DC-9s for the world but sold F-4s and A-4s only to buyers licensed by the U.S. government.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Improving in a campaign that could extend to 60 matches is another.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
A larger-than-usual number of people casting mail ballots on or close to election day could extend the ballot-counting process, said Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
We were happy to extend the rationalization, even as he was visibly declining.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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19th Amendment (1920)
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