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English word

expansion

B2Frequent NGSL-3
UK /ɪkˈspænʃn/US /ɪkˈspænʃn/
noun

an act of increasing or making something increase in size, amount or importance

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Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly (2013)
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We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of educational opportunities for girls in the developing world.

Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly (2013)

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Because there’s sort of like a law of gaseous expansion for schedules, where whatever time you set, it's not going to be less than that.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Sentence 201 · Pro

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