extended
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Bowen Yang extended his run on “SNL” as his star was quickly rising in projects like “Wicked” and the “Las Culturistas Culture Awards,” but left midway through Season 51.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The dollar has extended gains since the Fed’s decision, taking the DXY index—which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of currencies—to an eight-week high of 100.862 in early European trade Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Together, those changes extended the annual melt season and contributed to major losses of sea ice across the Arctic.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Zuhair, who is 25, says his uncles pushed him to marry a 16-year-old girl from his extended family after her father - her sole guardian - was killed in an Israeli air strike.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Elliot’s face twitched, but he nodded and turned to me, his hand extended for the customary handshake exchanged between cadets.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
