expansion
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Growth has slowed after years of expansion, while overcapacity and an intense price war are squeezing profits across the industry.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
It expects Canada’s economy to grow a modest 1% this year, cooling from last year’s 1.7% expansion, while the U.S. economy is projected to grow 2.1%, consistent with 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Sportico reported the duo are paying an expansion fee around $15 million-$20 million to join the five-year-old operation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
That is a very specific window in financial history, driven by Federal Reserve expansion and government deficit spending.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
In that titanic cosmic explosion, the universe began an expansion which has never ceased.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
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