to what extent

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

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As Americans focus their attention on Tuesday’s election, weather experts are keeping a close eye on a low-pressure system in the western Caribbean that figures to impact the U.S. later this week, though to what extent remains uncertain. Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 The impact may prove to be minimal in the short term but could grow substantially over time, some experts said, while also acknowledging the difficulty of predicting to what extent existing checks and balances might constrain Trump. Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024 In a credit scoring system, for instance, GAMs can quantify how consistent bill payments influence the score and to what extent, making the model more interpretable for both customers and regulators. Bhavdeep Sethi, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Long-term human studies are still needed to determine to what extent raisins affect blood sugar control. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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