Example Sentences

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The procedure once occurred every three years, but deregulation efforts have extended that period to the current span of eight years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

A ruling at the Supreme Court in August limited the breadth of these cases, which otherwise could have extended to tens of billions of pounds.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Delta Air Lines, British Airways and Cathay Pacific are among carriers that in recent days have extended cancellations through the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Evolve’s challenges have extended beyond the arrest of its CEO and the Synapse bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Not so long ago, the woods must have extended further, because you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks poking out of the soil, most of them broken off only a few feet up.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro