metastasize
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"This means cancer cells will migrate within the nerve and use the nerve as a way to metastasize."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2026
That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026
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
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
“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
Unknown to her, the malignancy metastasized during her pregnancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Over the past year, the Epstein files have metastasized into a defining symbol of elite impunity.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
In one patient, Henrietta’s cancer cells metastasized to her lymph nodes.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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
Meanwhile, the threat is metastasizing beyond the FCC.
From Salon ● May 13, 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
The threat “has been metastasizing across the country,” Wray testified in 2021, and “it’s not going away anytime soon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 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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