expansion
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For Amazon, the arrangement continues the e-retailer’s expansion into live programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Institute for Supply Management’s services PMI fell to 54.9 in September from 55.4 in August, indicating a slower pace of expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Gemma, from Ballymena in County Antrim, said the expansion is "amazing" because of the difference the treatment made to her recovery.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The eurozone economy has grown more rapidly than expected since the war began, outpacing the U.S. in the three months through June, while surveys point to a continued expansion in the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
We have now traced the Austronesian expansion through Indonesia and up to the shores of New Guinea and tropical Southeast Asia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Enerflex is committing $15 million in 2026 capex and authorizing $85 million for facility expansions in 2027 to improve its Engineered Systems capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ahead of Tesla’s event, rivals announced their own expansions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Aggressive expansions typically come with plenty of risk: an immediate strain on resources, profit instability, and possibly outgrowing the existing business model.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Looking forward, Qi said, "We are going to explore more satellite data and look for better understanding of the expansions."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
We already discussed such historical expansions in Chapters 16 and 17 for the Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, and other East Asian language families.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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