expanded

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But in a report Wednesday, it doubled that estimate given that the “scope of the damage has expanded materially.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Executives justified that expansion over the past few years by arguing that the definition of sport had expanded, as athleisure blurred the lines between athletic and casual activity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The award-winning Florería Atlántico in Buenos Aires—which expanded to Washington, D.C. last fall—sits beneath a working florist, accessed via a staircase concealed by a fridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He said his party's policy would "get new or expanded GP surgeries up and running to serve new developments, right from the moment the first homes are sold".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

At Mount Weather in Virginia, the government expanded an abandoned mine, constructing a small city inside the mountain: reservoir, power plants, sewage plants, cafeterias, a hospital, a crematorium.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin