expire
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Those terms are set to expire on the 75th anniversary of the closing date.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
He signed a second one-year deal in November that was set to expire at the end of this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The 56-year-old's previous deal was due to expire after next summer's World Cup, but her new contract will run until the end of Euro 2029.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Kelly’s initial order, which he briefly extended, was set to expire Tuesday without additional court action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Worse still, her visa was about to expire.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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That raises an awkward question for a personalized shot that could cost around $300,000: Why not just give Keytruda earlier, especially once cheaper copies arrive after its patent expires in 2028?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Olsen’s contract with Fox expires after this season as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Furthermore, once the temporary order expires at the end of this year, there’s the issue of reinforcement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Brent crude November contract, which expires on Wednesday, was up 0.5% at $103.05 a barrel, while the more active December contract rose 1.5% to $97.64 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
She said, “’Ef dooda, expires in two years.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Diesselhorst is in the market for various expired gadgets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Earlier this week ex-Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal, who had been without a club since his deal at the Bernabeu expired in June, joined Getafe on a free transfer.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Daniels took a snap, danced around, was tackled and the clock expired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
States have resorted to Rube Goldberg-like schemes to obtain drugs from abroad, sometimes under false pretenses, or have used drugs that are expired or improperly stored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
She throws one into a bin and grumbles, “How do we have three bottles of expired salad dressing in here?”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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With Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez's contracts expiring this summer, Liverpool sporting director Julian Ward will have some important decisions to make.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
With a pending lockout, expiring player contracts and possible retirements, who knows what the future will hold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
More than half of current single-stock options volumes are concentrated in contracts less than two weeks away from expiring, according to John Marshall, a partner at Carrick Lane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
That drop, however, has a lot to do with a rush of purchases late last year as customers sought to take advantage of expiring federal tax incentives.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Franklin was himself within a day or two of expiring when he and the other survivors were rescued by a band of m6tis.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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