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Example Sentences

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The U.S. economy has expanded by an average annual rate of 2.4% a quarter over the last four years.

From MarketWatch

Ms. Gibson’s story touches on slavery’s origins in Greece and Rome and their expanding empires across Western Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Niccol has pledged to expand the company’s U.S. footprint again, and Starbucks said it is testing a new cafe design that is smaller and cheaper to build.

From The Wall Street Journal

The findings, published in the journal Science, significantly expand what researchers know about how long these infections have affected human populations.

From Science Daily

These features outline the inner edge of an expanding shell of material.

From Science Daily