propagate
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"One such device is a 'microwave circulator' that only allows microwave radio signals to propagate in one direction," Hoffmann explained.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
A former member of the jihadist group told reporters in 2019 that they were originally funded by a military intelligence unit to propagate a fundamentalist ideology in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic eastern province.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
But the method required splicing DNA of different organisms and using bacteria to propagate samples.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Female flies that mate with the sterile male flies produce sterile eggs, “so they can’t propagate anymore,” Chin-Hong said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
Were that to happen, the seedlings might all be killed by a single drought or frost, leaving no seeds to propagate the species.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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