diff --git a/envexp/global.go b/envexp/global.go
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+++ b/envexp/global.go
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+package envexp
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+var envExpander = &expander{
+	get: os.Getenv,
+}
+
+// Expand uses os.GetEnv() to expand a given string
+func Expand(s string) string {
+	return envExpander.Expand(s)
+}