expansion
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The images show the rapid expansion of the burn scar as the wildfire spread.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
They’re also facing pushback due to their great expansion in recent years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
In this recent expansion, private schools have opened in farms and barns, addiction treatment centers, co-working spaces, people’s homes and parks, ProPublica’s review of 13 states found.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Although the IPO should support CXMT's long-term capacity investments, "it is unlikely to ease the current shortage immediately," as such expansion typically takes around a year or longer, Wang added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
American Correctional Association President Gwendolyn Chunn put the matter more bluntly that same year when lamenting that the unprecedented prison expansion boom of the 1990s seemed to be leveling off.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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For campaigners, the only solution is to fly less and limit airport expansions until planes can run on genuinely renewable fuel, like electricity or possibly hydrogen.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some studies link coverage to survival: One analysis of the ACA’s Medicaid expansions estimated that gaining coverage reduced mortality among older low-income adults by about 9%.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The company has been diversifying its content -- most recently with shorter-form video -- after expansions into live events, podcasts and gaming.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The new era should be somewhat similar to the period between the 1960s and the 1990s — marked by heightened inflation and economic and geopolitical volatility, with more recessions and robust expansions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
We already discussed such historical expansions in Chapters 16 and 17 for the Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, and other East Asian language families.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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