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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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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

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 expansion of mobile network infrastructure has faced the challenge of strict planning laws and, in recent years, frequent arson attacks linked to online conspiracy theories.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Delta, which also has a Seattle hub, has been pushing back on Alaska’s expansion efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

There, as we shall see, the expansion assumed a speedboat pace, as bearers of the cultural package raced eastward into the previously uninhabited Pacific Ocean beyond the Solomon Archipelago.

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

In Nepal, China has helped develop transportation projects including ring road expansions around Kathmandu and improved north-south roads that link the country to China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

We already discussed such historical expansions in Chapters 16 and 17 for the Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, and other East Asian language families.

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




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