expansion
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The New York Fed said Monday that it will slow the central bank’s balance sheet expansion from a net $40 billion per month to $25 billion in Treasury bill purchases.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
It is understood Meghan is exploring the Australian expansion of her As Ever lifestyle brand during the trip.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Executives justified that expansion over the past few years by arguing that the definition of sport had expanded, as athleisure blurred the lines between athletic and casual activity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
He led an aggressive expansion, turning the company into the country’s largest residential developer by sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In this book on human population movements since the end of the Ice Ages, the Austronesian expansion occupies a central place, as one of the most important phenomena to be explained.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing expansion
The American Civil War
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Economics
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