propagate
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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
In a financial system built on common software and shared service providers, AI-assisted attacks can propagate across sectors like energy, telecommunications and public services that rely on the same infrastructure, the IMF said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"One such device is a 'microwave circulator' that only allows microwave radio signals to propagate in one direction," Hoffmann explained.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 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
Were that to happen, the seedlings might all be killed by a single drought or frost, leaving no seeds to propagate the species.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing propagate
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