enlarging

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Much of the conservation effort is focused on protecting and enlarging the habitats butterflies need to survive, particularly in the face of land-use changes, including the intensification of farming and environmental degradation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Updating the calculations for gold’s recent epic run, investment consultants Nicholas Conant and Mark Wood of Callan gave the cube some benefit of the doubt by enlarging it with all of the bullion since mined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

These techniques could succeed at enlarging the narrative beyond a single scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

And so, as children grew, so did the danger of the Fire Swamp in their enlarging imaginations.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman