expanse
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In the desert expanse of Turkmenistan, Chinese engineers are hard at work at the vast Galkynysh gas field -- a mega project that is deepening the closed Central Asian state's already extensive ties with Beijing.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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
The internet’s vast expanse, once seen as welcoming, is horrifically isolating.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead, it fell off his hand somewhere in a sprawling expanse of turquoise-blue water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Lush English gardens pop with color across an expanse of acreage.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing expanse
The Giver
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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