to what extent

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: how far : how much
To what extent can they be trusted?

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Tax professionals continue to debate whether theft losses are appropriate post-TCJA and, if allowed, to what extent. Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 How much and to what extent the city of Kansas City will be involved has yet to be determined. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025 The timing left the budget-writing lawmakers grappling with how to keep the program going, and to what extent, without tapping into a constantly strapped education budget. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025 And to what extent will the government buffer the impact of what might be another phase in the U.S.-China trade war? TIME, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to what extent

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“To what extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20what%20extent. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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