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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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It is unclear how many new slots would be opened with this expansion, and costs have not yet been determined, Gonez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This only accelerated the PCC’s national expansion and hardened its resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

International Development Finance Corp. to fund expansion until it is cash-flow positive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

The low ridership on this corridor is part of a broader trend confronting the breakneck expansion of India's metro network.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Thus, the outcome of the Austronesian expansion in the New Guinea region was opposite to that in Indonesia and the Philippines.

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




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