expansion

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However, a higher government revenue ratio could strengthen fiscal resilience by limiting budget deficit expansion and reduce the impact of higher financing costs during periods of macro strains, S&P adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Yee said market research suggests the new museum will reach as many as 150,000 people, and there is still room for expansion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It said it had a "robust expansion plan" for 2026, and saw the opportunity to open hundreds more franchise stores in the coming years.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Walmart's sales outlook still represents a "healthy rate of expansion," Saunders said, adding that achieving such sales growth "would be another impressive advance."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In the federal system, for example, homicide convictions account for 0.4 percent of the past decade’s growth in the federal prison population, while drug convictions account for nearly 61 percent of that expansion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander