expansion
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While Young America emphasized internal improvements and westward expansion, the spirit carried over into the “American system” of manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
She averaged 2.6 points per game in 34 games as a rookie with the Aces before being selected by the Valkyries in the expansion draft in December 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Innes believes companies will prefer to put their faith in low-cost projects rather than rushing "blindly" into massive expansion.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The six-year-old economic expansion can’t go on forever, but it can go on for quite a while — as long as the labor market is stable and profits remain high.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
In addition, the Austronesian expansion had already been bringing a stream of Indonesian settlers and traders to New Guinea for 3,500n years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
The American Civil War
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