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noun

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verb

present participle of expire
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as in exhaling
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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Recent Examples of expiring
Verb
One of the matters on the agenda was whether six board members whose terms were expiring, including Thompson, would keep their positions. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, investors are bracing for 2024 election results, which will impact trillions in expiring tax cuts after 2025, among other economic policies. Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024 Berg said last year the district was able to be a bit creative in developing the operating levy question, but with the current funding source expiring at the end of 2025, that time is running low. Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2024 District leaders at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage schools are asking voters to renew the expiring capital projects levy for a 10-year period, beginning in 2026. Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiring
Noun
  • The union announced the new Public Television Freelance Agreement Friday, hours after the current contract expiration, which could have led to a strike if the parties hadn’t been able to hammer out a new one in time.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Crypto options expiration could spark correction However, a large options expiry of $11.8 billion on December 27 could introduce volatility and affect price dynamics, according to BNC.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Hitting into a season-ending double play or otherwise being retired wouldn’t have undone all of Alonso’s achievements with the Mets.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rich, velvety and savory palate, waxy notes, and oak tannins ending on a finish that lasts forever.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Within three years of leaving a state youth prison, four in 10 return to either the juvenile or adult prison system and those who don't return to prison face a higher likelihood of dying an early death.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The body camera footage also showed that as Hill lay dying on the floor of the garage, none of the officers who responded to the incident immediately provided first aid.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Still radiating a newlywed glow, supermodel Karen Elson, whose friendship with Simmons goes way back, also joined the shoe savants on co-hosting duty for the intimate afternoon.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Moser’s take on Geneva stripes—with wide, radiating brushing arcs and alternating sized stripes—is lovely.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Here is my exact trade set-up: Sell $102 call, Nov 8th expiry Buy $103 call, Nov 8 th expiry Credit: $33 Credit spread trades like this present a strong likelihood of success, with an expectation that roughly 7 out of 10 trades will be profitable.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • International benchmark Brent crude futures with December expiry were last seen trading 2.1% lower at $79.19 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures stood at $75.42, down 2.2%.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In other cases, like with Adept, what’s left of the startup is also ceasing to develop models (its deal with Amazon is now under FTC scrutiny).
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That is in the ballpark of the number of people who exited last month as a result of Paramount TV Studios ceasing operations, with its slate taken over by CBS Studios — despite ABC Signature being larger than PTVS, and the Disney consolidation spanning two different areas.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Though prices for Rolex sports watches keep falling, the smaller Rolex Day-Date has shot up in value—a full 57 percent in Auguest, according to the watch market tracker Everywatch.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Even in a more benign scenario, its researchers also see Israel’s gross domestic product per head — which in recent years overtook the United Kingdom’s — falling this year, as Israel’s population grows faster than the economy and living standards decline.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The latest figures provide a snapshot of the climate in which voters were casting their ballots.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Price growth ticked higher in October as voters began casting ballots in a presidential election in which economic concerns played a big role.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024

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