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The lawsuit is just the latest legal battle for the Alphabet-owned company, which has been rapidly expanding across California, making the white, driverless vehicles more commonplace.
From Los Angeles Times
"As car usage grows and the city expands, it magnifies a lot of the challenges we face and increases the number of times we have to invest just to stand still."
From BBC
The soldiers had been sent on patrol as part of the government's crackdown on criminal gangs in the country, which has seen its crime rate skyrocket as the gangs' power has expanded.
From BBC
The green revolution in Brazil—and, to a lesser extent, in Argentina—has dramatically expanded global exportable supplies of soy, corn, and beef.
From Barron's
South Korea and Malaysia have benefited from the rebound in the tech cycle and their expanding information and technology service sectors.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.