metastasize

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

Faruq sees it when he’s compelled to help with births in the compound’s horse stables, but he also witnesses it metastasize around the humans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

My mom’s cancer was diagnosed late and she was bounced from one provider to another, ultimately allowing her disease to metastasize past the point of no return.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

The stem cell-like state of cancer cells that do not express the androgen receptor, as well as their ability to migrate, invade and metastasize, were significantly reduced following the silencing of the SIX2 gene.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 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

In a recent case, a patient of mine learned through his portal that his previously cured cancer had returned and metastasized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

“A year and a half ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer, which has metastasized to my bones,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

This issue metastasized into something greater for Oracle: The market realized that returns for stockholders could shrink if the OpenAI deal doesn’t fully bear fruit, or if any other part of the business suffers.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

By late afternoon the squall had metastasized into another major storm.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike gained 21% following earnings in which the company lifted its guidance in part from metastasizing risks related to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

As Hass delicately puts it, “The open divergences between Washington and its partners over the war’s legitimacy, execution, and fallout have exposed fissures that risk metastasizing to other issue areas over time.”

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

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

“These facts imply a metastasizing solvency crisis that continues to be misdiagnosed as a liquidity problem in many of the poorest countries,” Indermit Gill, the World Bank’s chief economist, wrote in the report.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

I imagined the tumor metastasizing into my own bones, boring holes into my skeleton, a slithering eel of insidious intent.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green