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[ik-spand] / ɪkˈspænd /




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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

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

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

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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