extent
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"It means that to an extent crime does pay in football," Foot said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
However, persistent weakness in the steel market is limiting the extent of the recovery, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
But to the extent Kim responds to other leaders’ signals, Trump’s comment may move him to accelerate the expansion of Pyongyang’s arsenal.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
The situation has disrupted social and economic life to such an extent that the authorities announced a rare relaxation of security protocols to allow the city of some three million people to keep functioning.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
And unless for some reason you had started a discussion with her about literature or mathematics, you would never have known the extent of her brain-power.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
"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
"It is indicating that the Antarctic has moved into a new regime of lower ice extents."
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Last year also saw Antarctic sea ice extents reach record lows for the time of year in eight different months, including all-time daily and monthly lows in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Naturally, one cannot carry on an unsuccessful business, but need it be success by all means and to all extents?
From Our Lady Saint Mary by J. G. H. Barry
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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