expiry
noun
ex·pi·ry
ik-ˈspī(-ə)r-ē 
ˈek-spə-rē
ˈek-spə-rē
plural expiries
: expiration: such as
a
: exhalation of breath
b
: death
c
: termination
especially
: the termination of a time or period fixed by law, contract, or agreement
Examples of expiry in a Sentence
the expiry of the waiting period
the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event
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The momentum coincides with the expiry of a US-Russia nonproliferation treaty this month, and as diplomatic efforts to curtail other nuclear weapons buildouts — by Iran and North Korea — appear to stall or reverse.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Sanofi has been clear-eyed about the need to offset the patent expiry of its blockbuster asthma drug Dupixent, which currently accounts for more than a third of sales and will lose key patents by early 2030s.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The first police investigation began in February 2022 and Partey continued playing for Arsenal until the expiry of his contract at the end of June but, under UK law, he was not publicly named until charges were brought on July 5, the week after his contract ended at the Premier League club.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
President Vladimir Putin said last year that Russia was prepared to continue abiding by the treaty's core limits if the U.S. did the same, and Lavrov's latest remarks reaffirm that position in the wake of the pact's expiry.
—Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Sanofi has been clear-eyed about the need to offset the patent expiry of its blockbuster asthma drug Dupixent, which currently accounts for more than a third of sales and will lose key patents by early 2030s.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The first police investigation began in February 2022 and Partey continued playing for Arsenal until the expiry of his contract at the end of June but, under UK law, he was not publicly named until charges were brought on July 5, the week after his contract ended at the Premier League club.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
President Vladimir Putin said last year that Russia was prepared to continue abiding by the treaty's core limits if the U.S. did the same, and Lavrov's latest remarks reaffirm that position in the wake of the pact's expiry.
—Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Expiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expiry. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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