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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 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

The bank increases its target price to 1,450 rupees from 1,040 rupees, reflecting improving earnings visibility, strong execution in non-U.S. markets and potential margin expansion.

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

The bill created dozens of new federal capital crimes, mandated life sentences for some “three-strikers,” and authorized more than $16 billion for state prison grants and expansion of state and local police forces.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

“The implications for copper supply are significant” and support premiums increasingly being assigned to some operating mines, brownfield expansions and “derisked” development assets, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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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