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The word extension is a noun. Extension means (1) act of expanding in scope; making more widely available, (2) act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb, (3) an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students, (4) an addition that extends a main building, (5) an addition to the length of something, (6) an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line, (7) amount or degree or range to which something extends, (8) the ability to raise the working leg high in the air, (9) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to, (10) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions, (11) a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt.
The following articles and web pages elaborate on the word extension.
- UCSD Extension
This is the website for the University of California, San Diego Extension program. It is one of the largest continuing education providers in the world with over 500,000 California students. There are 3 major areas of service: professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional economic solutions.
https://extension.ucsd.edu/
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), a successor to the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, is an agency within the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. They respond to issues such as improving agricultural productivity, creating new products, keeping rural communities vital, and much more. The programs and information about the grants they offer are on the website.
https://nifa.usda.gov/
- Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby Stores, located in Oklahoma City, started in 1970 as an extension of a miniature picture frames company. Hobby Lobby officially began operation on August 3, 1972 with a small retail store, and has been growing ever since. The company now operates stores across the USA that sell a broad spectrum of crafting and home decor items.
https://www.hobbylobby.com/
The following articles provide recent extension-related news.
- Browns, DE Wright reach 3-year, $33M extension
The Browns and defensive end Alex Wright reached agreement Thursday on a three-year, $33 million extension that includes $21 million guaranteed, his agents told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Daniel Oyefusi. ESPN. Thursday, 20 Nov 2025 13:20:45 EST.
- Government expected to back DLR extension plans
BBC London understands Rachel Reeves is to use next week's budget to give the project the go-ahead.
BBC News. Thursday, 20 Nov 2025 08:21:56 GMT.
- Octopus COPs £500m financing boost for electric vehicles arm
The electric vehicle-leasing business which forms part of the same group as Britain's biggest household energy supplier will on Friday announce a £500m extension to its financing war chest.
Sky News. Thursday, 13 Nov 2025 14:46:00 +0000.
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