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expansively

[ik-span-siv-lee] / ɪkˈspæn sɪv li /


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He misses an opportunity to think more expansively about one of the most important developments in Texas during the 20th century: the state’s accelerating transition toward a more urban and industrial landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“COVID required all companies to think much more expansively about talent — how you get it, how you keep it,” said Kelliher.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Shoup’s central argument, published most expansively in his 700-page seminal work “The High Cost of Free Parking,” was that everything that most people think about parking was wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

If we think more expansively about eating disorders, we can better support those who suffer in silence.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025

“Have some coffee, Yitzchak. It is a long way through the forest from the shtetl to here, and even longer to Fayge’s village,” Shmuel said, gesturing expansively with his hand.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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