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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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It subsequently went into gradual decline under the ownership of the American group General Motors, which long restricted its international expansion to avoid competition with other GM subsidiaries.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The result has been a huge expansion of two popular government bond trades, arbitraging Treasurys or British gilts against bond futures or swaps.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

"We believe growth is progress – leading to vitality, expansion of life, increasing knowledge, higher well being," he wrote.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

He has pledged that the expansion would be funded entirely by private donations, though taxpayers could be on the hook for security-related upgrades tied to the project.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In short, the variable outcomes of the Austronesian expansion strikingly illustrate the role of food production in human population movements.

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

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

For campaigners, the only solution is to fly less and limit airport expansions until planes can run on genuinely renewable fuel, like electricity or possibly hydrogen.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Long before anyone began manufacturing guns and steel, others of those same factors had led to the expansions of some non-European peoples, as we shall see in later chapters.

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




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