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“If demand continues to expand rapidly, those investments could support additional growth and improving economics,” the IPO research firm Renaissance Capital said in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"The company intends to leverage the momentum generated by its workforce restructuring program to expand its organizational and process realignment more quickly," it said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, with a broken industrial base, America produces very few oceangoing commercial vessels and has struggled to expand its approximately 290-ship navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ukraine had proposed to extend and expand last week's ceasefire in the Kherson region which allowed people from the frontline Russian-occupied town of Oleshky to evacuate, Zelensky added.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
I feel his heartbeat slow, his lungs expand.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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But in-person early voting expands significantly Saturday, with locations open across the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Robinhood said it would add Ripple’s stablecoin as it expands its digital-asset offerings ahead of third-quarter earnings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
It also expands a title-insurance waiver program in a bid to reduce refinancing costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
This arrangement greatly expands the brain's surface area, creating room for billions of neurons that support complex thinking and other advanced mental abilities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Being here expands my whole world much farther than I could’ve ever imagined, and I text Janae one giant THANK-YOU in all caps followed by smiley faces, hearts, and balloons.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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Since then, the U.S., its allies and adversaries have expanded cruise-missile arsenals, developed precision rockets like Atacms fired from U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Waymo expanded its Los Angeles service area on Tuesday, adding three South Bay neighborhoods to the 210-square-mile region where the robotaxis roam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
She said the "logical conclusion is that we would need more buses" while Stagecoach's contract "would need to be expanded" to provide the additional capacity.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
As the team expanded, the business established office and studio space in Boston.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The moment he removed it from his skin, the bow expanded three feet.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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A massive, expanding sinkhole opened up just outside Cage’s home on Sea Level Drive on Sept. 8, prompting Malibu to declare a local emergency and issue evacuation orders for 31 homes in the beachside community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Delivering these results at our scale speaks to the strength of our model, our multiple growth drivers and our expanding addressable market,” CFO Jeff Hoffmeister said in a release.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
South Korea’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, expanding 1.0% from the previous quarter, following 0.6% growth in April-June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“When entombed in snow and ice, the skull is preserved. But when exposed to melt, it weathers away, which will lead to a changing jawline and expanding eye socket.”
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
The universe had a beginning, about 15 billion years in the past, and space has been expanding ever since.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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