Example Sentences

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A Moneyist reader in their 80s paid into a $250,000 term policy long after his level-premium period expired.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The 32-year-old left-back, who had already announced he would leave the Reds when his contract expired this summer, will become a Spurs player on 1 July.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Maddie Scott wrote on an Instagram story that has expired but was captured by the New York Post.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Trump has been able to appoint one Fed governor, Stephen Miran, to fill the remainder of Gov. Adriana Kugler’s term that expired at the end of January.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

On June 29, 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted 4 to 1 to revoke J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance, one day before it would have expired anyway.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik