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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Aritzia’s U.S. expansion is accelerating and prompting the Canadian women’s fashion retailer to raise its full-year outlook as American shoppers boosted the company’s top line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Fishmeal helped fuel the post-World War II expansion of industrial chicken and hog farming, particularly in Europe and the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Manchester City was a "catalyst" for infrastructure projects, including the expansion of the tram network, said Krishnan-Harihara.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Consistent profits have helped fuel bets from the much-mocked Metaverse, to its current mass expansion of AI infrastructure.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Holmes understood that powerful new forces were acting upon Chicago, causing a nearly miraculous expansion.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“The company owns a differentiated aluminium business; executing on operational improvements and brownfield expansions will determine whether it can sustain a durable earnings and cash-flow pillar alongside iron ore and copper.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ahead of Tesla’s event, rivals announced their own expansions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Aggressive expansions typically come with plenty of risk: an immediate strain on resources, profit instability, and possibly outgrowing the existing business model.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Looking forward, Qi said, "We are going to explore more satellite data and look for better understanding of the expansions."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Long before anyone began manufacturing guns and steel, others of those same factors had led to the expansions of some non-European peoples, as we shall see in later chapters.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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