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extension

[ik-sten-shuhn] / ɪkˈstɛn ʃən /


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Snyder, an avid cook, can easily step out to cut fresh herbs mid-simmer, making the outdoors a true extension of the home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Former Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, 41, has missed most of the season with a back injury and is yet to hold talks about an extension.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Plus, an Iran cease-fire extension looks unlikely, and a $150 train ride to the World Cup might feel red-card worthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Another extension should help investors focus on positives for the market, like an upbeat tone around quarterly earnings and a U.S. economy that’s still growing, Saglimbene said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

A smaller number of people—more than ten, fewer than twenty—made a straightforward bet against the entire multi-trillion-dollar subprime mortgage market and, by extension, the global financial system.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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