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Recent Examples of enlargement
The book’s central assertion is that NATO enlargement after the Cold War did not just threaten Russia but also violated Western pledges against such a step.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
And this is a paradox that Putin has been the best salesman of the NATO enlargement and also the enlargement processes of the European Union.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Alpha-blockers are sometimes taken to control symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition that causes enlargement of the prostate gland.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia's invasion, by this diagnosis, was a response to the enlargement of NATO over the years.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
And this is a paradox that Putin has been the best salesman of the NATO enlargement and also the enlargement processes of the European Union.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Alpha-blockers are sometimes taken to control symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition that causes enlargement of the prostate gland.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia's invasion, by this diagnosis, was a response to the enlargement of NATO over the years.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlargement
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Mendoza was seen smirking in his arrest photo, seeming to be unfazed by his capture.—
Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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The pair, who play a couple on the Paramount+ show, were seen posing for a photo inside the store.—
Brayden Garcia
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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The changes should spur the expansion of housing in urban areas that are close to jobs and transportation and make an impactful contribution toward addressing the housing crisis in California by narrowing the gap between housing demand and supply.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Infrastructure And Security Must Scale With Innovation With the proliferation of AI, IoT and edge computing, enterprises are seeing a massive expansion in the volume of connected devices, data streams and computing endpoints.—
Massimo Peselli,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The photographs put a face to each victim and the flowers represent their lives.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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It’s based on a photograph from 1942 of a man named Edward Atkinson, taken by Calvin Facton.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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When managed constructively, conflict can become a mechanism for growth, understanding and secure attachment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Potential Benefits Muscle maintenance and growth, and fat loss.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
14 July 2025
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This clash was starkly revealed during the recent blowup of DOGE.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But that was before Mamdani, and the internal blowup within the party over age and attitude.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The latest trailer incorporates personal outtakes of Franco and Brie’s love story interspersed with creepy stills from the film.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
7 July 2025
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In an Instagram story after the stills were unveiled, JFK Jr.’s nephew Jack Schlossberg did not weigh on the fashion choices and said the Kennedy family was not consulted on the series.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
23 June 2025
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The photos of Baby Colette include an adorable close-up shot of the infant's arm, as well as several images of Culpo and McCaffrey spending time with their firstborn in the delivery room.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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While the hilltop house has impressive, wide-angle views over the Douro Valley, the hotel organizes excursions that give guests a close-up on the river below.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Worse, then, was when Fed Chair Jerome Powell raised rates to fight inflation.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The new construction data will provide more insight into shelter cost inflation.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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“Enlargement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlargement. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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