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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Big picture: The economy is still growing steadily after six years of expansion — even stubborn inflation hasn’t been able to slow it down much.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Gross domestic product was unchanged from the month before in July, snapping three straight months of expansion that included upwardly revised growth of 0.4% in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Retail trade decreased in July, largely offsetting an expansion the month before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The expansion of mobile network infrastructure has faced the challenge of strict planning laws and, in recent years, frequent arson attacks linked to online conspiracy theories.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The last phases of the expansion, during the millennium after A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Ahead of Tesla’s event, rivals announced their own expansions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Looking forward, Qi said, "We are going to explore more satellite data and look for better understanding of the expansions."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Some of those projects, including improvements and expansions to bus routes are still in the design phase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

This last rule is perhaps the most important; it would prevent the court from providing under-the-radar expansions of the law as it tried to do in the aftermath of Callais.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Most such expansions appear to be attributable to the advantages that speakers of the ancestral language, belonging to food-producing societies, held over hunter-gatherers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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