as in to expand
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
you can't stretch out your legs to the point where you're blocking the aisle
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She’s since expanded into other jewelry and accessories categories and launched lifestyle items like laptop cases, luggage tags and keychains.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Since then, the company has expanded to more than 20 locations across California, including a wholesale site.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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The new Vice President, who has a broad base of support among venture capitalists, also made clear that his political support for big tech companies did not extend to regulations that would raise barriers for new startups, thus hindering the development of innovative AI technologies.—
Billy Perrigo/Paris,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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But these townships extend beyond downtown and include more than just the office market.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Netflix model of almost always skipping any meaningful theatrical release for films definitely complicates matters, and for series, some newly shared (but still kind of limited) viewership statistics open the back door a bit — but not completely.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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The visual for the revamp of the song that adds some country twang and fiddle to the airy pop original that was Carpenter’s first Hot 100 chart-topper opens with the two women cruising down the road in a truck as Dolly, 79, reads the paper and Sabrina serves as her wheel woman.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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At least four cameras are quietly watching, covert witnesses to the brutal assault that’s unfolding.—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Denver city officials hope the nearly 10-mile project, which will unfold mostly along East Colfax Avenue, will improve the city’s transit options for residents, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate a congested corridor.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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