sprawling
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The Justice family runs a sprawling coal mining enterprise that extends across the South.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Nestlé is trying to end the slump by winning back market share and slimming down its sprawling business.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
It is a sprawling network of independent retail and wholesale businesses, including a cluster of 150 shops that make up its main attraction, Santee Alley.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
That sprawling statistical advantage is all the Knicks have needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
And James Abram Garfield became the twentieth president of the United States, a sprawling country of 50 million people.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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