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The government says it will expand the use of so-called "blitz" or "short trial" courts after pilots have shown that grouping similar cases together can speed up their progression through the courts - cutting backlogs.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
With lean teams, many small-caps can adopt AI tools quickly, automate workflows, and expand capacity without proportionally growing head count.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Even if the AI trade doesn’t pan out, Brazil’s stock market could still benefit from its significant exposure to energy should the country’s economy expand under potentially new fiscal policies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
How did they expand that setup without losing control of the brand?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Aristotelian philosophers looked backwards, assuming Aristotle had known everything that needed to be known; the new scientists looked forward, aiming to expand the limited range of topics in which they could make satisfactory predictions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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LG Electronics’ stock has more than doubled this year as the company expands its push into AI and new businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The climate pattern also contributes to rising sea levels, since water expands as it heats up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The news that Ellison plans to sell the property comes as the billionaire expands his touch on the Manalapan area, which is situated south of Palm Beach.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Investment that merely expands distribution networks or assembles products using Chinese parts could increase imports and deepen dependence. Approvals should therefore prioritise technology transfer, local value addition, domestic component production and exports from India."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Her gray oily hair clings to her skull and her chest contracts and expands in shallow breaths beneath her black clothes.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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McQuarrie and Bernstein next expanded their horizon to look at trailing 17.5-year horizons, since that is how long it’s been since the March 2009 bottom that followed the global financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Adnoc L&S expanded its ability to ship energy when in August it said it acquired 11 vessels—five to carry gas and six to transport crude oil—for a total of about $1.3 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Environmental advocates, however, warn that expanded commercial shipping along the Northern Sea Route could threaten the fragile Arctic ecosystem.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
His involvement with the NFL expanded off the green as he explored TV commentating, even earning Sports Emmy nominations for outstanding sports personality in 1994 and 1996.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“It hasn’t expanded this far out yet, but by the time you two take flyer’s ed and get flyer’s licenses, there should be several hover lanes operational in this part of the country.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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Wall Street is riding a record-high wave of positive corporate guidance and expanding profit margins led by energy and tech.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Right now, the market’s biggest concern is the risk of conflict expanding to include attacks on critical, fixed energy infrastructure, he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
BYD is well positioned through its Hungary plant, while Chery is expanding local production in Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Avoiding surgical implantation could also help decrease procedure-related risks and shorten recovery times, potentially expanding access to these therapies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The wonder, as Stephen Hawking has noted, is that no one had hit on the idea of the expanding universe before.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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