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metastasize

[muh-tas-tuh-sahyz] / məˈtæs təˌsaɪz /


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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

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

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

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




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