expansion

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He said declines in the concentration of copper extracted from rock and supply bottlenecks in the Persian Gulf also have been “colliding head on” with record levels of demand fueled by AI expansion.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Before its recent stumbles, Nike’s expansion in China was seen as a master class in how to sell an American product in the world’s second-largest economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Amazon’s expansion of its logistics business tends to unnerve investors.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

After a nearly eight-month closure and a $70-million campus expansion, the Holocaust Museum LA will reopen as part of the Goldrich Cultural Center, featuring an expanded vision in Pan Pacific Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The population movement that brought Achmad’s and Sauakari’s ancestors to Java and New Guinea, respectively, termed the Austronesian expansion, was among the biggest population movements of the last 6,000 years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond