spanned

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The dance-focused opening day of the festival spanned a host of styles and generations, with Notion, a prominent bassline DJ, and trance-focused Marlon Hoffstadt also on the bill.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In a more than 50-year acting career that spanned movies, stage and TV, Falk’s disheveled Lt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The smuggling and ensuing investigation trapped Boise in a global web that spanned China, Florida, Panama and Montenegro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Several mainland European countries had installed similar bridges and a handful already spanned British roads further north.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

He stood at the foot of the bridge that spanned the river, the bridge that citizens were allowed to cross only on official business.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry