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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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A Boeing missile-parts factory expansion, for instance, took more than two years to build and equip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But it could also show just how much expansion and inflation the game - and those that follow it - are willing to accept.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Costs from the hospital chain operator’s continuing renovations and capacity expansion this year through 2028 are also increasing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The district’s planned expansion aims to provide access to affordable child care while building early loyalty with local families to help curb declining enrollment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

At least until the expansion reached coastal New Guinea, travel between islands was probably by double-outrigger sailing canoes, which are still widespread throughout Indonesia today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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