enlarging

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The governor also proposed a 14-week paid pregnancy disability leave for TK-12 and community college employees starting or enlarging their families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Her work included enlarging and remodelling the medieval manor at Hardwick, now known as Hardwick Old Hall.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Updating the calculations for gold’s recent epic run, investment consultants Nicholas Conant and Mark Wood of Callan gave the cube some benefit of the doubt by enlarging it with all of the bullion since mined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In any case, fielding them would mean replacing the existing weapons, not enlarging the arsenal’s size.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

As they drove back toward Ravenel, the sky was beginning to loosen up in the east, fingers of pink and mauve light touched the rim of the earth, enlarging imperceptibly with each moment passed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy