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[ik-spand] / ɪkˈspænd /




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The company it would also expand the systems it uses to monitor dangerous behaviour, and introduce additional safety checks before resuming larger-scale training.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Policymakers noted that economic activity had continued to expand at a "solid pace," but noted that business investment was concentrated in AI industry expenditures.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The Treasury Department surprised markets on Wednesday by announcing plans in September to expand a U.S. government-debt buyback program started in 2024 by former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, which provided some relief to the market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Amazon plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities and towns by the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The frame began to expand on its own.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“It Ends,” a microbudget marvel by 20-something writer-director Alexander Ullom, has a straightforward premise that expands in your imagination.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

If future research confirms and expands on that connection, understanding how CRH signaling affects OPCs, myelin formation, and brain development could eventually point toward completely new therapeutic approaches.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

The group has yet to turn a profit, even as it expands into areas including cryptocurrency holdings and clean-energy investments.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Set prior to the events of the novels and TV show, “The Mad King” expands on known Westeros lore.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

As the balloon expands, the distance between any two spots increases, but there is no spot that can be said to be the center of the expansion.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Chacin said the expanded police presence could help stem violence, but that tackling organized crime required, above all, following the money -- investigating how the proceeds are laundered and who is benefitting most.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Those regions then expanded through the material, much like ice crystals growing through liquid water.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

On a recent summer day, Leong stepped into a Volkswagen microbus that he had retrofitted with Tesla batteries, a side project that expanded his interests from software to hardware engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But film industry advocates say the corporate tax credit cap will hurt film producers and undercut the effectiveness of the state’s expanded film and TV tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

That light would not have disappeared as the balloon universe expanded; it would instead have gotten stretched out as the rubber fabric of space-time stretched.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

But with the Department for Work and Pensions expanding its AI-assisted call centre and local councils following suit, she says older people are increasingly feeling shut out by new technology when contacting services they need.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

For decades, food makers have relied on a proven playbook: cater to consumers’ taste buds with sugar, salt and a steadily expanding galaxy of flavors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

She noted that Europe had long benefitted from "three pillars" -- a rules-based global order underpinned by US security guarantees, cheap energy and expanding global trade.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Additionally, the company is expanding its customer base following a high-profile multi-year agreement with OpenAI in January.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

By comparing how fast galaxies were receding at different eras in the past, the astronomers were able to track how fast space-time was expanding.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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