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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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It also touched off a period of aggressive expansion for the league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Unlike many mature restaurant chains, Chipotle still has a long runway for expansion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Chief Executive Vikesh Ramsunder said at the time that international expansion is one of Sigma’s four key strategic growth pillars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She said that while targeted sanctions against individuals were "important" symbolically, they have "no impact on the rate of settlement expansion" or on "the scale of settlers' violence".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Thus, the outcome of the Austronesian expansion in the New Guinea region was opposite to that in Indonesia and the Philippines.

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




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