expansion team

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a new team in a league, composed largely of players from established league teams and formed when the league expands its membership.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1965–70

But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Weeks retained an unparalleled legal team, which included bitter political rivals Hamilton and Burr.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Alpha Team was killed, Faal told the FBI, while the Bravo members who were not gunned down fled.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Accordingly, she had the boys to hitch a team to a buggy and took him driving over the great estate.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
This engine only took steam during the first quarter of its stroke, the remaining three-quarters were by the expansion.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
This most simple steam-engine combined in the greatest degree the two elements of expansion and momentum.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Well, from what little I've seen and heard of him, he'd be a whole team if he's willing to throw in with us and take a chance.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
You had better go to him, Dolly, and bid him good bye, before he takes the team to the field.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie