extent
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It was also a big wake-up call for families, who may not yet know the extent of the horrors children have faced on the apps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
To some extent, the problem is coming from the top.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
The extent of the damage on the Tibetan side is unclear but the BBC spoke to Guan Daoxuan in Sichuan province who said he had lost contact with his wife late on Wednesday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The police spokesman told AFP earlier that authorities did not know the extent of the damage but said they had "alerted people who are staying near the riverside to relocate".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Coveting the directorship as a way to build his own bureaucratic empire, Hoover concealed from Stone the extent of his role in domestic surveillance operations and promised to disband the intelligence division.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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All three regions subsidize EV purchases to varying extents.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
The three lowest minimum extents in the satellite era have now occurred in the last three years.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
Locating these moraines enabled the researchers to map older glacier extents before pilots took their first flyover photos in the early 1930s.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
“I try to keep it on the low to certain extents of what she can find out,” Ruiz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
When speaking of operations that are typical of some foreign mining districts and especially those that possess ore-bodies whose extents are readily calculated, no clever prophecy is required to ascertain the proper amount of equipment.
From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Arthur J. Hoskin
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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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