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expansion

[ik-span-shuhn] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən /


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Despite this recent expansion of the statute, the court seems intent on returning to a narrow interpretation.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Yet he argues the expansion rest on a narrow pillar of growth — what he calls the “Three A’s” — that makes the economy more fragile than it seems and vulnerable to a big slowdown.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Because of the beating they took in 2023, Micron and rivals—Korea-based SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics—held back on committing capital to another expansion.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Pearson declines to disclose the terms but says the network was “very serious” about investing in the expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Hence some stabilizing device must have been essential not only for the Austronesian expansion through Indonesia but even for the initial colonization of Taiwan.

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




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