extent
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Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist at asset manager PGIM, said the extent of the selloff was driven by forced selling, rather than a fundamental change in France’s creditworthiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The loss of ice could pose long-term challenges, Huss warned, with smaller glaciers unable to top up water levels to the same extent.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“We wanted to just investigate to the extent of whatever it took us to finally figure out the truth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I also suspect that, to whatever extent Bill Pay actually inspires more Bill Pay usage, they’re correct about that.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
If only it were a cue for my escape, but it was his farewell, and the extent of my new master’s welcome.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
"Melt extents and snowlines are proxies for glacier mass balance."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
All three regions subsidize EV purchases to varying extents.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Since then, Antarctica has shown a series of very low sea-ice extents, although there is still lots of natural variability.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
“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
The French troops had been beaten in many battles, and driven from vast extents of territory, over which Napoleon had caused the flag of the Republic to float in triumph.
From Josephine Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
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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