expansive
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“What’s changed is how intentionally we are owning it. Not by telling women what sexy should be, but by reflecting it back to them in a way that feels authentic, expansive and modern.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The expansive white building with its blue tiled roof has been the backdrop for daily connections to God, countless Eid celebrations and events that welcomed interfaith communities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Justice Neil Gorsuch seemed particularly aware of how expansive the government’s theory could become.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
The film is wide and expansive, but moves smoothly between narrative guardrails.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Compared to the expansive staff of the Academy, the mountain was run and maintained by just a small group of professors, a handful of security officers, a few tech specialists, a cook, and a housekeeper.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Vocabulary lists containing expansive
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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