to what extent

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

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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 But not everyone is sure to what extent Musk can influence Trump’s China policy. Juliana Liu, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 Maybe negotiations have started with the Russian side, and the Americans want to see to what extent Russia is ready to go in this negotiation, so to say, to monitor the situation and test the grounds. Steve Inskeep, NPR, 25 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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