expansion
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“As we address ongoing challenges within global agricultural markets, our comprehensive portfolio continues to drive market share expansion and support our targets for sustained growth,” said Chief Executive John May.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The S&P Global U.S. services index slipped to 50.9 in May from 51.0 in the prior month, leaving it just barely above the cutoff point between expansion and contraction.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The US unemployment rate has remained relatively steady over the past year, but job growth has see-sawed between expansion and contraction, prompting concerns about labor market weakness.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The company has its eye on further expansion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The first enigmatic bargain concerned the expansion of slavery into the West and actually occurred in the Confederation Congress that was also meeting in Philadelphia.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
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