scope
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It’s not absolute, but typically if you’re acting within the scope of your duties, it’s pretty easy to be able to stand behind some sort of immunity.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Since then, settlements have escalated in both size and scope.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
To adapt a hallowed and revered work of this scope, across decades and generations, brimming with magical realism, was, of course, daunting for the showrunners.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Europe’s economy needs scale and scope to support both businesses and civilians, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Mrs. Palmer was in Europe at the time, but her private secretary, Laura Hayes, a gossip of virtuosic scope, made sure her employer learned all the details.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing scope
Power Suffix: -scope
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Obama's State of the Union Address, 2014
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Education and Academics, List 2
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