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The magazine had profiled the U2 singer, and Bono had wanted to show how he had been expanding his artistic ambitions into visual art.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

Walmart had been expanding its tech hubs across the United States and Canada over the past few years.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The shortages have sown despair among Sri Lanka’s 22 million people and were all the more shocking because before the recent crisis, the economy had been expanding and a comfortable middle class growing.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Until the latest crisis deepened, the Sri Lankan economy had been expanding and growing a comfortable middle class.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022

Before the union of its crown with that of Castile and the formation of the Spanish monarchy, Aragon had been expanding till it reached the sea.

From Sea-Power and Other Studies by Bridge, Cyprian, Admiral Sir