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[sprawl] / sprɔl /


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In Lima's suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, dusty hilltop neighbourhoods sprawl precariously down the slopes.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The annual Sweets & Snacks Expo, scheduled to open Tuesday in Nevada, will sprawl over 6 indoor acres of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But the sprawl was really the crux of it.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Turner’s stomach grew tighter and tighter with the slow sprawl of her words.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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