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[ik-spand] / ɪkˈspænd /




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Amr Moursi, professor of pediatric dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry, said the findings could help expand access to the treatment.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Ireland said future stops will be announced in the fall, with plans to expand throughout North America and, ultimately, to the United Kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

"The market is increasingly rewarding companies that expand revenue while maintaining spending discipline, and penalising those whose ambitions have outrun their balance sheets," said Fabien Yip at IG.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Perhaps in part because of his time overseas in the Air Force, he believed U.S. military, economic and diplomatic power could be marshaled to expand freedom in the world in the American national interest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The truth is, she didn’t make much of an effort to expand beyond the Savanna group anyway.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

Note that, even assuming the spread expands, we can’t predict whether Treasury rates themselves will be higher or lower.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The study examines these thermodynamic effects in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological spacetimes, which are mathematical models commonly used to describe a Universe that expands uniformly on large scales.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Click said the group was advocating for legislation that reduces wildfire risk, expands access to affordable property insurance and ensures quick compensation to victims.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

It expands on a short-term agreement struck between Pakistan's Washington embassy and the firm in October, though the new arrangement doubles the monthly payment to $50,000.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

It expands to encompass an entire but still-emerging world that Burr threatened and Hamilton believed himself to be defending.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The skate park ultimately opened a few blocks away, allowing the parcel to become part of an expanded campus.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

He began with a series of intimate dinners and group-coaching sessions, and has since expanded to executive retreats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

One of the cornerstones of the division between the two is that Fifa's revamped and expanded Club World Cup has become a clear, direct threat to Uefa's Champions League.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Rheinmetall has expanded beyond its traditional expertise in recent years as it has grown deeper pockets.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

On a desk in Olympia, the new, expanded plan to keep everyone farther away from the mountain sat, unsigned.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

She added, however, that the company is warning investment in expanding its supply chain will weigh on profits for the rest of 2026 unless customer confidence improves.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Mazariegos has in recent months appeared at City Hall to advocate for charter reform, including increasing police accountability, expanding the size of the City Council and advocating for noncitizen voting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Growth was attributed to expanding investments in AI infrastructure as the technology evolves into more complex forms requiring more high-bandwidth memory capacity.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The framework, which simplifies dual IPOs and secondary listings while expanding cross-border investment products, could broaden Bursa’s IPO pipeline by giving issuers access to both Malaysian and Hong Kong investors, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The universe seemed to be expanding, like a balloon.

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




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