metastasize

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That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

But, he said, he could be among those patients whose cancers do not produce elevated PSA levels or whose more aggressive cancers rapidly grow and metastasize within a matter of months.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

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

“This is a conflict that could easily metastasize, causing even more insecurity and even more suffering,” Blinken told reporters.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 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 Boyle, James