enlarging

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Much of the conservation effort is focused on protecting and enlarging the habitats butterflies need to survive, particularly in the face of land-use changes, including the intensification of farming and environmental degradation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

Today, Philly Shipyard is central to President Trump’s goal of reviving American shipbuilding and enlarging the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Biden has designated six monuments and expanded four, including enlarging the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles by nearly a third earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

And so, as children grew, so did the danger of the Fire Swamp in their enlarging imaginations.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman