extend
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But when the Legislature voted last year to extend the state climate program, that provision guaranteeing backup funding wasn’t included.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
As the law stands in England and Wales, authorities can only close a shop for three months, with an option to extend closure to six months using anti-social behaviour legislation.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But their ambitions extend beyond digging up ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
On Sunday, she played down suggestions that she would extend her return to singles competition.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Mr. Barris is relieved when she accepts the invitation to join him for dinner, and even more so when she agrees to extend her stay in Switzerland before catching up with the circus.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing extend
19th Amendment (1920)
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