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are expiring

  • present progressive
    of expire.
    expire
    verb (used without object)
    to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.

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The federal government must adopt a new framework this year because the old rules, set in 2007, are expiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Efforts to stop this proliferation are weakening and treaties are expiring.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Say you have some things in your refrigerator that are expiring in two days,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

About 1.6 million deals are expiring in 2024, according to banking trade body UK Finance.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024

He then presented me with a bowl of milk, "Carry that," said I, "to my companions, who are expiring for want."

From Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. by Patrick Maxwell