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It was the best date I’d ever been on, except that “date” spanned across hundreds of text and voice communications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The allegations spanned a 10-year period from 1999 to 2009 and involved six female complainants.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Reports of the freezer tampering spanned the continent from Portugal to Estonia, hitting smaller independent retailers as well as big chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Bass ran for the California state Assembly as a Democrat in 2004, making the jump from community organizer to elected official representing a district that spanned parts of South and West Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The Green Fork ran swift and deep here, but the Freys had spanned it many centuries past and grown rich off the coin men paid them to cross.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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