extent
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The charities behind this survey argue that the aim can't be achieved if ministers don't know the extent of the problem and want the definition of rough sleeping to be amended to reflect women's experiences.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Markets have no way to adequately price the full impact of the crisis “since its extent and duration are unknowable,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a recent note.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"Tariffs could still impact trade flows this year, although likely to a lesser extent than in 2025," Zwemmer added.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It examines, among other things, the extent to which a company opens jobs to workers without bachelor’s degrees and the degree to which skills-based hiring is an intentional strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
We have also come to realize, however, that these environmental factors often do not influence all the arts in the same way or to the same extent.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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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