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[ik-spand] / ɪkˈspænd /




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The SpaceX and Anduril backer wants to expand its investments in chips, robots and other hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Speaking on Mornings, he said: "We're taking steps at the moment to strengthen bail conditions and bail monitoring. We are looking to expand GPS technology, for instance."

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Standing, the majority explained, does not expand according to the intensity of a person’s interest in the subject.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

The law would apply only to Los Angeles County and expand statewide starting July 1, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Ellsberg jumped at the chance to expand his knowledge of the war.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Voters in Guinea-Bissau have approved a new constitution that significantly expands presidential powers ahead of general elections later this year.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

“The acquisition expands our scale in the Permian Midland Basin, advances our integrated wellhead-to-water strategy and strengthens connectivity across our natural gas and NGL value chain,” said Chief Executive Pierce Norton II.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of matter at very small scales, while Einstein's theory of gravity explains how stars and black holes move and how the Universe expands.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The members of the partnership want to see sovereign nations and enterprises build out their own AI offerings, Cook said, and that will ultimately benefit Nvidia as the market for its computing hardware expands.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

New ways of stringing words and sentences together come into fashion and vanish again, but the underlying structure simply grows, enriches itself, expands.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

December's elections will now be an important test of whether the military authorities follow through on their pledge to restore civilian rule and how the expanded powers of the presidency reshape Guinea-Bissau's fragile political system.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The quark model was eventually expanded to include six flavors.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Factory activity expanded in the U.S. at a slightly slower pace in August, according to a survey of manufacturing firms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Last year, California expanded its film and TV tax credit program, more than doubling the old $330-million cap to $750 million through June 30, 2030.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

My heart expanded and my words cracked as I spoke again.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The medium-term trend remains upward, however, as Mexico continues expanding its fleet of combined-cycle power plants, Wood Mackenzie adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The charm quark discovery helped build the framework that became the Standard Model, the broad theory describing elementary particles and fundamental forces, while also expanding the known spectrum of possible hadronic structures.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Beijing also has a major foothold in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, in which Xi and Sisi will discuss expanding investments as the US-Iran war continues to threaten global maritime trade.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

With the company’s “AI momentum accelerating and our opportunity expanding across the portfolio,” Chief Financial Officer David Kennedy said in a statement.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

By comparing how fast galaxies were receding at different eras in the past, the astronomers were able to track how fast space-time was expanding.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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