expansion
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The Indonesian economy grew 5.61 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 -- the strongest expansion since the third quarter of 2022, according to the BPS.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The company says it will use the money to finance data-center expansion and secure computing capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The expansion likely will lead to some first-round games, and even some early knockout-round games, that will be ugly to watch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Its budget has not enjoyed the same expansion as that of other federal law enforcement agencies.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
President Buchanan, utterly failing to understand his country’s deep divisions, tried to subdue public opinion by labeling slavery’s expansion “a matter of but little practical importance.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The American Civil War
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Economics
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