extension
Example Sentences
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However, this would require multiple extensions from senior police officers and a magistrates' court.
From BBC
But Karachi, home to more than 20 million, is especially notorious for poor construction, illegal extensions, ageing infrastructure, overcrowding, and lax enforcement of building regulations.
From Barron's
“By the time you build in reopenings and extensions of the life of reactors, the demand side is going to continue to grow exponentially.”
Beijing’s primary objective is stability through a “truce extension” that moves beyond the current one-year trade framework, according to people close to the Chinese government.
Unlike horns or bony plates, they were not solid extensions of bone.
From Science Daily
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