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At the same time, it has tried to encourage home building in urban centers; projects that would add to suburban sprawl require stricter environmental reviews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Not that Oswalt always has time to sprawl out with a novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

The luxe dwelling, which was built in 1950, is situated on a 1.5-acre lot mere feet from the beach and sprawls across 2,278 square feet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

But when you walk up on his roof, a scenic view of his home city sprawls beneath Todd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

The city of Los Angeles sprawls across roughly 500 square miles, creating logistical hurdles if nothing else for a candidate seeking citywide office from a remote location, noted Democratic political consultant Mike Trujillo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

The megastore sprawls across 150,000 square feet—triple the size of a typical store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

A line of lightning sprawls over the sky and I feel the first drop on my forehead.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Before getting into the thick of their recent music catalog, Los Primos del Este quickly unfurled details of the album cover, which shows the group sprawled across the flatbed of a white truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Someone sprawled on the couch reading a book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

I wasn’t so graceful, though; I fell off my bike at the bottom and ended up sprawled in the dirt as Chris crouched down behind a group of thistles.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

Dangote's sprawling refinery on the outskirts of Lagos, which began operating two years ago and now processes around 700,000 barrels of crude a day, has transformed the fortunes of Nigeria's oil sector.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

In March, he reportedly snapped up a sprawling two-bedroom condo in the heart of Manhattan for $6.5 million—and took out a $4.55 million mortgage for the deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The FDA had to conduct epidemiological interviews, laboratory testing and traceback through a sprawling produce supply chain; Taco Bell could act on suspicion and pull an ingredient.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Sharma was promoted to CEO of Xbox—a sprawling business that includes its namesake console and big titles like “Call of Duty”— this past February following the exit of gaming industry legend Phil Spencer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Near the temple we found a house set in the middle of a sprawling garden.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman