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as in to end
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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as in to die
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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as in to release
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expire
If your liquid detergent does expire, use it for one of its many uses outside of keeping clothing clean, like mopping floors and tidying toys.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
According to Radio France Internationale, missile-maker MBDA has been restoring expired French air force SCALP-EG for onward transfer to Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Fed must stimulate to offset government spending cuts To stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio, Tudor Jones believes the Trump tax cut must expire, payroll taxes should rise by 1%, and households earning $200,000 or more must be taxed at 49.5%—just for starters.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
The players union and league had until Nov. 1 to opt out of the deal (which was previously set to expire in 2027) and took the opportunity to do so with attention at a high following a thrilling end of the season.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
According to Radio France Internationale, missile-maker MBDA has been restoring expired French air force SCALP-EG for onward transfer to Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Fed must stimulate to offset government spending cuts To stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio, Tudor Jones believes the Trump tax cut must expire, payroll taxes should rise by 1%, and households earning $200,000 or more must be taxed at 49.5%—just for starters.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
The players union and league had until Nov. 1 to opt out of the deal (which was previously set to expire in 2027) and took the opportunity to do so with attention at a high following a thrilling end of the season.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Granlund and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who ended their road trip against Metropolitan Division teams with a 1-1-2 record.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In four days, the coin will land, and half of the country will either exhale with relief or shudder in terror.Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.Leslie Hart, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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The organization, created in 2002 after four students at a Jefferson County high school died by suicide in a nine-month period, is branching out beyond the Front Range.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Monk likely died long before deputies checked for his pulse, the lawsuit claimed.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Democrat Josh Harder is heading back to the U.S. House following his defeat of Republican Kevin Lincoln in California’s 9th Congressional District, according to election results released Friday.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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People also could order food online to pick up at different locations with the Order Ahead program, but that service will cease when the Feed Rogers building opens and people can shop for their own food again.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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But as Trump’s presidency went on and his comments and actions didn’t cease to shock, Weymar and her Tiny Pricks community remained as emboldened as ever to bear witness to and record the political climate through craft.Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Companies like Microsoft are among the few leading the charge by planning to remove all of the carbon the company has emitted directly or through electricity consumption since its founding in 1975, but many industries have yet to follow suit.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Methane, which has 86 times the warming impact of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, is largely emitted by fracking.Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Broad Fire burned around 33 acres, but its forward progress was stopped and firefighters were mopping up late Wednesday afternoon, Malibu’s city government said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Up to 20% of people using hormonal IUDs stop menstruating within a year after the IUD placement, which is a benefit to some.10 Ultimately, choosing between IUD types is a personal decision made between you and a healthcare provider.Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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