extent
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The country has diversified its energy sources, including into renewables, and had built up its strategic petroleum reserve to a greater extent than others, giving it some extra cushion.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The actual extent of the damage remains difficult to assess, and may only be available once shipping through the strait resumes at scale.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
However, tourists from the United States expect tipping to be customary and often do so to some extent, as do tourists from elsewhere.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Insiders at CBS News are uncertain about the extent of the planned overhaul.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
I did not realize the extent to which it had set him off until one day he came into my office.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing extent
Commonly Confused Words, List 5
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James Monroe's First Inaugural Address (1817)
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Words from the First 2020 Presidential Debate
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