expansion
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Restoration efforts over decades have helped degraded forests to recover, but the big change has come from the natural expansion of mangroves in many parts of the world following drops in deforestation.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Americans are still spending at sufficient levels to extend a six-year-old economic expansion.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
LACMA, for example, represents art history and community, and with its nearly $724 million expansion, also becomes a symbol of capitalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Manufacturing activity in Canada softened slightly in May, with S&P Global’s purchasing managers index for the sector cooling to 52.9, though that marked a second month in a row in expansion territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
It all led to the expansion of trade throughout the Mediterranean world.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
The American Civil War
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Economics
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