expansionary
adjective
ex·pan·sion·ary
ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē 
: tending toward expansion
an expansionary economy
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The 6% deficit to GDP ratio the government is running is unheard of in an expansionary economy.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
But the fund warned that expansionary measures could disrupt markets and the economy in the longer run.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Further complicating matters is Spotify’s ever-growing expansionary ambitions.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
But in a country with excessively high levels of consumption, like the modern United States, the same policy can be expansionary.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
But the fund warned that expansionary measures could disrupt markets and the economy in the longer run.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Further complicating matters is Spotify’s ever-growing expansionary ambitions.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
But in a country with excessively high levels of consumption, like the modern United States, the same policy can be expansionary.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Expansionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansionary. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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