expanded

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The city’s 10-year residential property-tax abatement, expanded in 2000 to cover new construction citywide, supplied the “extra bump” that made deals work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Memory prices have almost doubled since February while lead times have expanded, Morgan Stanley’s Kim noted, pointing to long-term agreements that have locked up supply.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Nestlé tweaked its portfolio, but investors say some acquisitions were a distraction, backfiring as the company expanded into non-core areas.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But as for any new or expanded projects, she said, “all of that will be stalled.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Her family’s reality had expanded when Pet was added to it, but everyone else still lived in that other world, the one where creatures from other realms didn’t exist.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi