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Meanwhile, Chinese firms have been expanding aggressively overseas in search of higher margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Most of these individuals were working in Mali's gold-rich south-western regions of Kayes, Sikasso, and Koulikoro, where Chinese companies have been expanding their operations amidst soaring gold prices.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Brazilian firms have been expanding in the South Asian nation, with Embraer and Adani Group announcing plans last month to build aircraft in India.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Other international automakers like South Korea’s Hyundai and Germany’s Volkswagen have been expanding their EV offerings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

She would scarcely know him but for the voice, and the broad pale forehead that seems to have been expanding all these many years, so wide and high does it appear.

From The Elm Tree Tales by Smith, F. Irene Burge (Frances Irene Burge)