expansion
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The low ridership on this corridor is part of a broader trend confronting the breakneck expansion of India's metro network.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Readings above 50 indicate expansion compared to the prior month, while those below 50 represent contraction.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
The huge expansion of universities created millions of graduates eager for cultural experience, along with a better life than they, or any previous generation, had experienced before the war.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
The prospect of 8,000 new jobs in just a year represents a dramatic acceleration of Electric Boat’s expansion goals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“Anyway! Suffice to say I’ll be happy to have you around more, and to start getting this place cleared out. Birdie’s high-tea expansion, coming right up!”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
The American Civil War
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