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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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The MoJ said: "Anyone who is released faces the toughest-ever controls on their movements, including world-first restriction zones and the largest expansion of electronic tagging, with victims having a say in their perpetrators' licence conditions."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Big picture: The economy is still growing steadily after six years of expansion — even stubborn inflation hasn’t been able to slow it down much.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The expansion is driven by growing gas demand in Asia, where rising populations and data centers are fueling energy needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The state had paused expansion of its Marine Protected Areas as officials evaluated the effectiveness of management practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A seismic voice, a volcanic breath, the roar of a cataclysm broke out in the center of the crowd with a great potential of expansion.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Ahead of Tesla’s event, rivals announced their own expansions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Looking forward, Qi said, "We are going to explore more satellite data and look for better understanding of the expansions."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Some of those projects, including improvements and expansions to bus routes are still in the design phase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

This last rule is perhaps the most important; it would prevent the court from providing under-the-radar expansions of the law as it tried to do in the aftermath of Callais.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Maritime technology coupled with political organization was similarly essential for European expansions to other continents, as well as for expansions of many other peoples.

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




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