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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extend.

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  • Egypt (vol.i. 290): here it means the lowlands of Palestine once the abode of the noble Philistines; and lastly the term extends to the sea-board of Zanzibar, where, however, it is mostly used in the plur.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Legally, a term extends over two years; practically, a session of five or six months during the first, and three months during the second year ordinarily reduce their opportunities more than one half.

    A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Nicolay, John G 1904

  • Legally, a term extends over two years; practically, a session of five or six months during the first, and three months during the second year ordinarily reduce their opportunities more than one half.

    A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History John George Nicolay 1866

  • Our title extends back to the foundation of the World.

    The Great Conspiracy, Volume 6 John Alexander Logan 1856

  • Our title extends back to the foundation of the World.

    The Great Conspiracy, Complete John Alexander Logan 1856

  • In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new title extends these ardent travelers 'sights to global scale.

    AvaxHome RSS: 2010

  • In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new title extends these ardent travelers 'sights to global scale.

    AvaxHome RSS: 2010

  • But Patterson objects to the family's argument that their title extends to submerged land.

    Click2Houston.com - Local News 2009

  • In Sonora, the "Hassle-Free" vehicle zone extends from the border along the west side of Hwy 15 south to the Km 98 checkpoint south of Empalme (near Guaymas).

    Would I make it? 2009

  • In Sonora, the "Hassle-Free" vehicle zone extends from the border along the west side of Hwy 15 south to the Km 98 checkpoint south of Empalme (near Guaymas).

    Would I make it? 2009

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