expansion
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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
The Northern Ireland Executive launched a Mobile Action Plan in 2020 with the aim of working with MNOs to identify issues and "support rollout and expansion".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Delta, which also has a Seattle hub, has been pushing back on Alaska’s expansion efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The state had paused expansion of its Marine Protected Areas as officials evaluated the effectiveness of management practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Hence some stabilizing device must have been essential not only for the Austronesian expansion through Indonesia but even for the initial colonization of Taiwan.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
After a decade of acquisitions and expansions by Spencer, Sharma is cutting output and focusing on key franchises she thinks have room to grow, like “Elder Scrolls” and “Halo.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
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
Southwest, the Americas lack examples of large-scale language expansions widely accepted by linguists.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The American Civil War
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Economics
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