expansion
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Executives justified that expansion over the past few years by arguing that the definition of sport had expanded, as athleisure blurred the lines between athletic and casual activity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The New York Fed said Monday that it will slow the central bank’s balance sheet expansion from a net $40 billion per month to $25 billion in Treasury bill purchases.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
He led an aggressive expansion, turning the company into the country’s largest residential developer by sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Both women welcomed the expansion of the police inquiry, but expressed frustration it had not happened earlier, saying the investigation was "painfully slow".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 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
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