To ensure America's future dominance of the burgeoning China trade, President James K. Polk James K. Polk was determined to acquire some oceanfront property on the Pacific.
The latest battle pits the country's major book sellers and gadget makers -- including Sony again -- with competing formats, all fighting for dominance in the burgeoning e-book market.
We were facing the already visible economic challenges from a burgeoning Japanese manufacturing economy that would lead to the eventual dominance of Toyota, for example.
Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software, which provides a management system for airfare pricing and shopping services, has become ground zero for the burgeoning coalition of interests intent on stopping Google's perceived dominance in Internet search.
He is evidently burgeoning.
It's also a burgeoning tourist destination.
Or speak of "our burgeoning terror industry".
Burgeoning imports, for one.
There was burgeoning environmentalism.
A burgeoning need for new drugs means a burgeoning market.
