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expanse

[ik-spans] / ɪkˈspæns /


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To see this served up over and over again in a genre that an expanse of queer women enjoy, and spend money on to support, is just overkill.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

From almost any vantage point, the Salton Sea appears lifeless — a gray expanse rimmed with salt and windblown dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Instead, it fell off his hand somewhere in a sprawling expanse of turquoise-blue water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Silent, Javier Perez walked through the expanse of destroyed vehicles accompanied by his family.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

I staggered inside and met a wall of yak—a great expanse of curly-haired chest and churning hooves, of flared red nostrils and spinning eyes.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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