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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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The MoJ said: "Anyone who is released faces the toughest-ever controls on their movements, including world-first restriction zones and the largest expansion of electronic tagging, with victims having a say in their perpetrators' licence conditions."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

Retail trade decreased in July, largely offsetting an expansion the month before.

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

At least until the expansion reached coastal New Guinea, travel between islands was probably by double-outrigger sailing canoes, which are still widespread throughout Indonesia today.

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

Some of those projects, including improvements and expansions to bus routes are still in the design phase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Most such expansions appear to be attributable to the advantages that speakers of the ancestral language, belonging to food-producing societies, held over hunter-gatherers.

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




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