metastasize
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Many of them have been kicking the tires on the AI trade for years now, highlighting potential risks that could someday metastasize into bigger problems for the market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Other research suggests that cancer cells may move along nerves as they leave the original tumor and metastasize.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
AJ: Dr. King predicted that if America did not address the cancer of bigotry, it would metastasize and bring down the nation.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
Every man in the film is repellent, even the hunks, and as the film goes on, they metastasize into an anonymous graying horde.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
Without those limitations, copyright law will bloat and metastasize into a claim of monopoly, or at least control, over the very architectures of our communications technology.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
Since Starbucks first introduced the drink category in 2012, they’ve quickly metastasized across menus, becoming the popular secret third thing for those who aren’t into the taste or price tag of coffee or matcha.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Former US president Joe Biden's cancer has metastasized further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in a recent interview with the BBC.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
What started as insinuation soon metastasized into a serialized spectacle: “Bride of Charlie,” a multi-episode YouTube series targeting Erika Kirk personally.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
Usage metastasized from there, spreading to noncoders and tech enthusiasts who raved about how it could take control of a computer, use a web browser and complete tasks far afield from coding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
In one patient, Henrietta’s cancer cells metastasized to her lymph nodes.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Meanwhile, the threat is metastasizing beyond the FCC.
From Salon ● May 13, 2026
Sakaguchi said that he wanted to continue researching how to enhance immune responses in cancer and to potentially prevent cancer cells from spreading and metastasizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
If left untreated, it typically migrates through the optic nerve to the brain, eventually metastasizing and taking the life of the child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri, from the University of Cambridge, told me: "What we've discovered is that aspirin might work, surprisingly, by unleashing the power of the immune system to recognize and kill metastasizing cancer cells."
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
Marley had written that line a year before his death, while an operable melanoma was, at that moment, metastasizing to his lungs, liver, stomach and brain.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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The Kite Runner
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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