Express Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

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Verb

Views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of its funders.

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How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023

The opinions expressed in this commentary are the writer’s own.

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Ani Bundel, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023

According to the Everman Police Department, authorities were first alerted to the disappearance of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez on March 20, after several family members expressed their concern over the safety of him and his five siblings.

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Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023

Rather than express concern for the baby or his wife, O’Loughlin seemed put off by everything that was happening.

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Longreads, 6 Apr. 2023

That plan is no sure thing, as some members of the City Council and the state Legislature — whose support would be needed — already have expressed opposition.

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Sara Burnett, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023

But some also argued that the redevelopment could further the risk of gentrification, voicing concerns of the redevelopment inadvertently raising property taxes, according to the Denver Post, which also opposed the development, as expressed in an editorial.

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Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023

The Friends of the Glencoe Golf Club, a nonprofit organization established ahead of the vote, released a statement Wednesday expressing happiness with the decision of the voters.

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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023

This isn’t the first time the apex court has expressed its displeasure at the practice.

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Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023

Adjective

As part of the initiative, Chase has hired a number of community managers with the express purpose of encouraging those who don’t feel comfortable in a bank setting to come in and learn about their finances.

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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023

But guidelines about alcohol consumption issued by numerous health organizations have been amended to include the proviso that people should not drink alcohol for the express purpose of improving their health.

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Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023

Judges were previously barred from allowing cameras and recording devices without the Indiana Supreme Court’s express permission.

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Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023

Kaiser, for the moment, can’t discuss Cole’s case without her express permission because of federal and state patient privacy laws.

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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023

Unlike Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which were created with the express purpose of educating African Americans in the mid-to-late 1800s and early 1900s, all but two HSIs were originally Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs).

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Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023

The Department of Labor hosts a call center for the express purpose of fielding workers’ and employers’ questions about job loss, layoffs, unemployment benefits, and job training at the number 1-877-US-2JOBS.

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Jane Thier, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023

Had the deal been finalized, Transurban would have controlled more than 100 miles of express toll lanes around the nation’s capital — 37 in Maryland and 65 in Northern Virginia.

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Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023

After all, systems are designed by coaches with the express purpose of stripping the game of as much spontaneity as possible.

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Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023

Noun

According to Healey, The Valhalla 55 will thrive in a variety of roles – offshore tournament contender, high-performance sport yacht, fish-and-cruise express, or tender to a Viking or superyacht.

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Bill Springer, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023

Love you more than chunking express, or Denis Johnson’s already dead, or the stooges’ raw power.

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Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 11 Apr. 2023

Love you more than chunking express, or Denis Johnson’s already dead, or the stooges’ raw power.

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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023

The man in coveralls ran toward the express.

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New York Times, 20 Mar. 2022

That’s ground, not three-day express.

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Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020

But this was the 5:37 express, not a plane.

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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2018

This storm can be both a pineapple express and an atmospheric river at the same time.

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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023

This came to mind the other day when a couple of TV stations told viewers that a pineapple express storm will hit San Diego County on Tuesday.

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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023

Adverb

All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays.

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Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 5 Feb. 2018

EXPRESS-BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul:
Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours.

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Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017

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