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propagate

[prop-uh-geyt] / ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt /




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But energy costs don’t stay contained; they propagate because they are a key input for many goods and services.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The consequences propagate outward—first into food systems, then into fragile states, then into migration pressures at the borders of more-resilient economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A former member of the jihadist group told reporters in 2019 that they were originally funded by a military intelligence unit to propagate a fundamentalist ideology in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic eastern province.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

By directly linking viral spread to cell movement, this mechanism challenges long-standing assumptions about how infections propagate.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Besides the material on chinchillas, he also brought from the capital the popular wartime booklets that had been created to propagate the image of the heroic soldier, and sentimental novels he had bought for Blanca.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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