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Noun
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Population growth is fueling the need for expansions, Sapp said, as Catholics are among the many people relocating to Charlotte from the Midwest and Northeast.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026 -
More expansions in the near term In the near term, Wall Street thinks the company will continue vertical investments and expansions, both upstream and downstream from its core GPU business.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Faced with increases in insurance premiums, many households wind up relocating, the Dallas Fed report found.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Councilwoman Jennifer Fisher, R-5th, said that while people don’t like tax increases, the public has been understanding about the town’s funding challenges.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Now, Butler will soon undergo the final procedure in a three-part spinal surgery to remove growths in the area, according to a GoFundMe to assist with her medical expenses that was created by her sister Jodie King.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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These rubbery, firm nodules are called keloids, which are poorly understood skin growths that result from wound healing that goes awry and expands beyond the borders of the original wound.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If the reader cannot answer those questions quickly, doubt creeps in.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Financial Times stepped inside the home of Rirkrit Tiravanija on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, where lush greenery spills through expansive windows and creeps into the interior itself.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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