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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

“While Waymo is receiving its permits today, expansion will be gradual and guided by its safety framework,” said Waymo spokesperson Sandy Karp.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

And it’s pretty tough to have a margin expansion goal, set targets and manage and measure that when you don’t have a supply-chain finance person.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It was, rather, a vast sudden expansion on a whopping scale.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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

“These changes and expansions give even more people a place for their music to be respected, heard and evaluated,” the Recording Academy’s Harvey Mason Jr. said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

Southwest, the Americas lack examples of large-scale language expansions widely accepted by linguists.

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




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