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extends (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of extend (out)

as in sticks out

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Nixon recalled a specific moment that sticks out to her most from when Sex and the City was honored at the Emmys.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
The service and the crew’s attention to detail is what sticks out the most about my voyage, even months later.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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The International Energy Agency projects that roughly half of all new US electricity demand over the next five years will come from data centers.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Gartner projects that preemptive solutions will grow from under 5% of security budgets in 2024 to 50% by 2030.

— Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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What makes the latter leap more treacherous is a rock ledge that juts out about 10 to 15 feet from the cliffs.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
There are also the pristine stretches of sand around Cape Peninsula, a rocky mountain that juts into the sea, including a large colony of African penguins on Boulders Beach, the surfers’ paradise of Llandudno, and nudist-friendly Sandy Bay.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

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Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.

— Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

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