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expanse

[ik-spans] / ɪkˈspæns /


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An expanse of US maritime territory near American Samoa in the South Pacific could be auctioned as soon as November, according to official documents.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Despite this expanse of land, the home still manages to feel like an intimate family space, he says.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Julia Dawber's home overlooks an expanse of scenic coastline, and she says as many as nine campervans can park up near the shore at any one time.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

The rest was wild brush along with the vast expanse of Warnbro Bay and the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

It was a carrack, that type of vessel with high structures called “castles” in its bow and stern and a low expanse of decking in the middle.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Elordi, who hails from Brisbane, is a little more hopeful about the future of the climate in the context of the film - pointing to other parts where you can see lush expanses of greenery.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

"What makes this pattern so fascinating is that evolution keeps arriving at similar cooperative solutions in very different groups and across vast expanses of time," says Dorus.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

See Vija Celmins’s expanses of wave-capped oceans, which remain as delicate and ephemeral in drypoint as they are in oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

But its endless expanses have been swept by panic since an outbreak of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, which was declared a national disaster in February.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

For most of history these man-made enclaves remained very small, surrounded by expanses of untamed nature.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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