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expansive

[ik-span-siv] / ɪkˈspæn sɪv /




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The Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group, has said that the most expansive census-based estimate accounts for about 22,000 to 26,000 babies born in the US from birth tourism every year.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Kenyon described Gill as a "gentle man with a fierce intelligence" and a "voracious reader" with an "expansive knowledge of the arts".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The center’s two 50-meter pools and an adjacent therapy pool will be closed, along with two expansive hot tubs, the people said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Already established by the 1940s, Avery’s work grows simpler, more expansive, flatter and with larger color blocks, but his images remain tethered to the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Understand that restrained is usually better than expansive and that unhinged almost never works.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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