expansive
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Marcus added that Trump’s announcement of a blockade was “more of a surprise,” but he emphasized that it is limited compared with the U.S. president’s “more expansive initial framing” of the move.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Bern's second try came after a neat offload from Claudia Moloney-MacDonald, which rewarded the hosts' willingness to play an open and expansive brand of rugby.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Dry spices scattered into cream taste dusty; spices warmed in fat become aromatic, expansive.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
A sculpture of a man’s head sat in front of the expansive windows, and thanks to the small illustration on the cover of the short story collection Hollister had given Emily, she recognized it immediately.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Vocabulary lists containing expansive
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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This Week in Pop Culture: November 3 - 9, 2018
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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