expansion
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Capital expenditure grew 0.3%, much lower than the 1.4% expansion in the prior quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
That includes an expansion of solar panels on rooftops in the south west of England, with the aim of generating enough power for 40,000 homes.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The expansion of criminal networks mirrors a broader regional crisis.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
She has been coming off of the bench to back up starting point guard Julie Allemand, who the Tempo took from the Sparks in the expansion draft.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The ongoing changes in Irian Jaya represent the continuation, backed by a centralized government’s full resources, of the Austronesian expansion that began to reach New Guinea 3,500 years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
The American Civil War
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