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[ik-spand] / ɪkˈspænd /




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We are actively engaged in the U.S. government’s voluntary process for pre-release model access while we gradually expand access.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Minister have pledged to invest £7bn in a prison building programme which will expand capacity by 14,000 cells by 2031.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Each approach helped confirm and expand on observations made with the others.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

She would work with the district to expand affordable housing, work-study opportunities and food aid and seek to remove language and disability barriers to make college more accessible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The growing popularity of spirits in the news tempted the publicity-minded Mr. Capron to expand the Fox sisters’ reach.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

With data centers, the infrastructure stays, the tax base expands, and electricians, pipe fitters, ironworkers and laborers can spend years on a single project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Microsoft shares have surged 39% this quarter, and Wall Street analysts see more upside as the company expands its AI offerings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The study expands on earlier observations from the same research group.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Others ask how she’s doing and she expands a little more.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Bluetongue restrictions are to be expanded across the whole of Scotland from Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The listing noted that the existing property was expanded by DeMille in 1920, when he acquired a neighboring abode that was once home to Charlie Chaplin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The country’s legislature recently expanded anti-money-laundering laws to impose stricter due diligence requirements and push companies to collect more information on their controlling ownership, among other measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

As bats continued to diversify, separate groups expanded into the Americas, Asia, and Australia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Not only had Ma Charles’s house grown, but the henhouse and the chicken run had also expanded.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

"This should be an easier sell to licence fee payers if expanding the base is paired with a drop in the individual cost."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But smaller companies who need fresh financing to keep expanding that extra interest can eat up cash flow, force spending cuts, delay hiring or eventually make refinancing impossible.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

"REACT is expanding its impact around the world. We have established close collaborations with India, Singapore, Tanzania and Mexico to validate these results in populations across the globe," Dr. Ibáñez said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Arla also has been expanding its whey protein production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Which makes Scoob feel like a helium balloon is expanding in his throat.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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