expansion
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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
The U.S. economy has appeared solid, with its recent signs of continued expansion supporting junk bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
She says expansion will now depend on harder-to-drive underlying transaction volumes rather than rapid payments conversion gains.
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
Once I was dressed in my new maintenance-tech threads, I carefully removed the flash drive from its expansion slot and pocketed it.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Ahead of Tesla’s event, rivals announced their own expansions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hot temperatures and rapid temperature shifts can cause rapid expansions of the glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Aggressive expansions typically come with plenty of risk: an immediate strain on resources, profit instability, and possibly outgrowing the existing business model.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 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
The historical southward expansions of Burmese, Laotians, and Thais from South China completed the Sinification of tropical Southeast Asia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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