extensive
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Transforming the compound into a usable ingredient required extensive testing.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
“Flight attendants undergo extensive, ongoing training to manage a wide range of onboard scenarios.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
It comes after the park experienced extensive dust issues during numerous festival shows last summer which organisers said was caused by the drought.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“Candela P-12 is the only electric passenger vessel that combines longer range with high speed without requiring extensive charging infrastructure,” said Boreal’s chief executive officer, Nikolai Knudsmoen Utheim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“All this she must possess,” added Darcy, “and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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