the degree to which

idiom

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

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Federal officials have said that the Department of Homeland Security would be involved in security for the game, but the degree to which they might be involved in immigration or anti-human trafficking operations is not clear. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 That said, scientists are getting better at determining the degree to which climate change can make such events more likely or severe. Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 The fraudsters, those administrators say, are taking advantage of a vulnerability created by the degree to which these schools are accessible to students. ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 Your immune defenses can affect the degree to which the virus spreads and does damage. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 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 14 Feb. 2026.

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