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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Americans are still spending at sufficient levels to extend a six-year-old economic expansion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

LACMA, for example, represents art history and community, and with its nearly $724 million expansion, also becomes a symbol of capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

That would mark a sharp slowdown from the 3.4% expansion recorded last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Investors are primarily focused on Tesla’s AI initiatives and robo-taxi expansion, not Cybertruck sales performance.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

This famous phrase became shorthand for United States expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific that began with the Louisiana Purchase back in 1803.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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