to what extent

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: how far : how much
To what extent can they be trusted?

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Rather than asking whether a task should be automated, the HAS asks to what extent the human remains in control, how decision-making is shared, and what level of oversight is required. Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 The bill could significantly alter to what extent states are able to rely on the federal government for support over numerous years. Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 As such, the country could have more sway in whether Iran’s government approves a blockade of the trade artery, or to what extent a blockade would cover. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025 And to what extent was the tragedy caused or exacerbated by climate change—and by the greed and nihilism of its corporate and political enablers, including Ted Cruz, the climate-change-denying senator from Texas? Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for to what extent

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“To what extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20what%20extent. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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