expansion

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The researchers argued that the standard approach for measuring cosmic expansion using supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, contained fundamental flaws.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Executives who already hold valuable stock options may prefer stable growth over aggressive expansion of the company.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Sandwich would go on to reshape naval procurement and dockyards, and with his pursuit of modern ship design became critical to the 18th-century Royal Navy’s expansion into the world’s biggest industrial unit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

She’s coming off the bench behind Nneka Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby for the Sparks, who are a modest 6-6 after wins this week over the expansion Portland Fire and the struggling Seattle Storm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It is a characteristic of this kind of technology that it costs an enormous amount of money and requires a continuing expansion of hospital facilities.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas