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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Officials say the biggest hurdle to wider expansion is that the current drone technology lacks the range of helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Amazon.com announced an expansion of its partnership with OpenAI on Tuesday, just one day after Microsoft and the AI start-up ended their exclusivity agreement.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

As a result, their bond markets may respond more to global growth dynamics rather than to persistent, debt-funded fiscal expansion.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Canada approved Enbridge’s proposed multibillion-dollar expansion of a west-coast natural gas pipeline system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It’s easy to oversimplify what was undoubtedly a rapid and dramatic expansion, and to picture all Khoisan in the way being trampled by onrushing Bantu hordes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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