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[ik-stent] / ɪkˈstɛnt /


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A number of recent legal proceedings have laid bare the extent to which the Justice companies may have knowingly violated environmental laws, a key threshold for bringing a criminal matter.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

That changed in 2025, when China imposed export controls on several rare-earth elements and magnets in response to trade tensions with Washington, exposing the extent of Western dependence on Chinese supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

The success of SpaceX depends to a huge extent on its AI business.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Perhaps it was caused by the painful tooth. To some extent the marring effects of Watergate may have played a part.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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