the degree to which

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: how much
We don't yet know the degree to which the roof is damaged.

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Investors also risk overestimating the degree to which any politician can overcome the region’s long-standing structural challenges, such as low educational levels and productivity. Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 Barrels of digital ink have been spilled on the degree to which language models show signs of intelligence. Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025 The worry centers on the possibility that an animal’s moral status – that is, the degree to which an entity’s interests matter morally and the level of protection it is owed – might change. Monika Piotrowska, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025 What is possibly surprising is the degree to which the New Right has, through its arguments and behavior, refuted its own premises. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the degree to which

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“The degree to which.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20degree%20to%20which. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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