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expansive

[ik-span-siv] / ɪkˈspæn sɪv /




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To achieve that, the companies need to have costly high-end chips, build expansive data centers, manage power requirements and recruit top-tier researchers who demand multimillion-dollar offers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After years of watching China creating land to back its expansive territorial claims Vietnam too is now building up some of the reefs it holds in the South China Sea.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile, who has been making rootsy indie-rock solo albums for 18 years, has settled into a creative conception so expansive that he may never run out of material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The duo bought the expansive dwelling for $12.5 million via a trust linked to the musician’s longtime business manager—however they sold it for the much higher price of $14.4 million just over one year later.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

A sculpture of a man’s head sat in front of the expansive windows, and thanks to the small illustration on the cover of the short story collection Hollister had given Emily, she recognized it immediately.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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