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propagate

[prop-uh-geyt] / ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt /




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Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

"Why do solar storms propagate in this way? What are their structures, and can we develop models that allow us to predict them?" asked Carole Mundell, the ESA's director of science.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

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 IMF called for sharpening cybersecurity measures, as AI-assisted attacks can propagate across sectors like energy and telecom.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

Over generations, the trait propagates through the population until what was once a rare mutation becomes commonplace.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"What's special about YIG is that it propagates a magnetic spin wave," says Olsson, referring to the type of wave created in magnetic materials when electrons spin in a synchronized fashion.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

Now a nonprofit, the group propagates and distributes about 10,000 native saplings annually from wild-collected seed, mostly to other nonprofits and ecological restoration efforts.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2024

It’s one of many factors the researchers had to consider in their acoustic modeling, along with wind speed, temperature and time of year, which can all affect how sound propagates through the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2024

It has its distinctive religious aspect, it is true, but when we speak of a religion we usually have in mind a certain set of religious dogmas and a church that propagates them.

From Elementary Theosophy by L. W. (Louis William) Rogers

Driscoll’s has filed more than 20 lawsuits against companies in China, some of which it has said took its proprietary blueberry plants, propagated them and sold them to rival growers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The belief, which air theorists had propagated since the onset of combat planes in World War I, seemed confirmed by the results of World War II. However, the U.S.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Saplings which have been propagated from the few surviving trees in the county are being nurtured in Terrington, near Malton, before they are planted within the next two years.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

In contrast, the Wrightwood earthquake of 1812 crossed the junction and propagated through both fault systems as a single event.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

It propagated all the way around until it met its starting point.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

"We're seeing waves propagating radially and upward, in a cone-like shape," said Joan Alexander, senior research scientist at NorthWest Research Associates.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

Helen Litchfield, secretary of the botany section at La Société Guernesiaise, said the team's efforts in propagating the dwarf pansy meant it was no longer at risk.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

Both countries poured billions of dollars into propagating their respective versions of Islamic orthodoxy around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Correlations across asset classes could rise abruptly, propagating the initial stress like a wave across segments of the financial system seemingly uncorrelated.

From MarketWatch Feb. 26, 2026

Left untended, other cereals are capable of propagating themselves.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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