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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Canada is now eyeing a major expansion of its military, with plans for a total of 85,500 regular service members and a mobilisation force of up to 300,000 reservists.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The six-year-old economic expansion can’t go on forever, but it can go on for quite a while — as long as the labor market is stable and profits remain high.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

But to sustain that expansion, it required more advertising revenue.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Toronto got the most WNBA-ready talent of the two expansion clubs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

For example, many school textbooks uncritically accept the ideas expressed in the Doctrine of Discovery, Jefferson’s statement on expansion, and Manifest Destiny.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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