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[span] / spæn /




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The companies will work together on the development of Google’s tensor processing units through 2031, and Broadcom will supply networking and other components for Google AI racks over that multiyear span.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Applied Digital stock is up 13% so far this year after a strong 2025, soaring 221% to outstrip a 20% gain for the tech-heavy Nasdaq in the same span.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She is expected to meet Xi later in her six-day trip which will span Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In Georgia, the share rose to 7% from 2% over roughly the same time span.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Gandalf stood in the middle of the span, leaning on the staff in his left hand, but in his other hand Glamdring gleamed, cold and white.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien