1
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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2
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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The investment firm said Centene could be hurt by expiring federal health-care subsidies and tighter government oversight, given its exposure to Affordable Care Act exchanges.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Drivers can renew their license approximately six months before the current one expires.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Republicans successfully passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the expiring piece of legislation, in the first year of Trump’s first term using budget reconciliation.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
In 2006, Crescent City residents were caught off guard by significant seawater surge hours after a tsunami warning expired, causing significant harbor damage.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Drivers can renew their license approximately six months before the current one expires.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Republicans successfully passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the expiring piece of legislation, in the first year of Trump’s first term using budget reconciliation.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
In 2006, Crescent City residents were caught off guard by significant seawater surge hours after a tsunami warning expired, causing significant harbor damage.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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So, out of the 24, how did those teams end their seasons?Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Core inflation is expected to end next year at 3.1%, also virtually flat, Barclays predicts.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Next week, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments for a case that could affirm these young people's fears, or give them a reason to exhale in relief.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Dying stars exhale hot stellar winds; any carbon swept up in these winds essentially burns up, producing stellar soot.Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
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Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some were stamping books while others were dying and shaping leather.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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The track is from Eilish's latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which was released in May.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Book Retreats released its Holiday Relaxation Report, which detailed the best destinations around the world where travelers can find peace and quiet, including uncovering the top destinations for solitude.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last week, a panel of three judges upheld the law's constitutionality, leaving TikTok and ByteDance warning that the app could cease operations in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19, 2025, if the decision stands.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The technical psychiatry and neurobiology of later times necessarily lacked Valéry’s poetry, and the poets themselves could never make good on his scientism without ceasing to write poetry.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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With falling costs, tags and sensors will drive intelligent networks across homes and industries, creating connected ecosystems far beyond those achieved to date by devices like Apple’s AirTag.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Subscribers, meanwhile, are estimated to fall nearly 5% next year, to 59.6 million from 62.7 million.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Data centers and transmission networks worldwide are already responsible for emitting as much carbon dioxide annually as Brazil, according to the IEA, and that number is expected to rise as AI use grows.Heiko Claussen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eyewitness reports, social media videos and officials confirm the drones are up to 6 feet in diameter, can quickly go from emitting eerie lights to no light at all and often avoid detection.Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Stolarz started in goal and stopped seven before leaving because of a lower-body injury.Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Apply for roles that excite you, but don’t stop there—find a point of contact within each company and start building relationships.Wasim Hajjiri, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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