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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Kim has been flaunting the latest expansion of his nuclear weapons program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The massive expansion shows Kim plans to greatly expand a nuclear program that has defied pressure from great powers such as the U.S. and China and has rattled its neighbors in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Huang also denied that the AI boom was a bubble and that the firm's global expansion was due to geopolitical pressure.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It was, rather, a vast sudden expansion on a whopping scale.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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