expansion
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Despite this recent expansion of the statute, the court seems intent on returning to a narrow interpretation.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Yet he argues the expansion rest on a narrow pillar of growth — what he calls the “Three A’s” — that makes the economy more fragile than it seems and vulnerable to a big slowdown.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
They added that "the government's growth target of 0.9 percent for this year now appears clearly out of reach", expecting instead GDP expansion of around 0.6 percent in "a best-case scenario".
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
And, as a campaign called “The Sacramento Pitch” unveiled its plan to lure a Major League Baseball expansion team to the state capital, the mayor made his pitch a blunt one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
I could feel the expansion and contraction of his ribs with each breath.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
The American Civil War
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Economics
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