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Last month the inquiry published a report which said the care sector appeared to be "something of an afterthought" in the early stages of the pandemic, allowing Covid to spread like "wildfire".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Yet today the spread of low-cost, lethal drone technology has made bases much harder to defend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Among the options under consideration is a 30-year bond spread across the whole neighborhood that would cost $5,100 per property annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Now, one of the longest-running studies of Lyme disease ecology is challenging several assumptions about what makes the disease more likely to spread.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
We’d pick a new one each time I had a break from school and spread it out on the dining room table.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
"Once he spreads the word, other people come on board and they all want to help because they care," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The more tightly researchers define when its motion occurs, the more broadly its quantum wave packet spreads through space.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
I’ve also become a fan of using prepared specialty cheese spreads to make indulgent broccoli.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
For some time, the market has been able to overcome the headwinds of rising energy costs, higher bond yields and wider credit spreads, Kaiser acknowledged.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
She opens a cupboard and takes out Velvet Peanut Butter and spreads it on a slice of bread.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
The Silicon Valley bounty is spreading as other economies join the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He dismisses it as "rubbish", adding: "The scheme was wildly successful in spreading ownership across the country."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The effect resembles noticing ripples spreading across a pond without being able to see what caused them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Raman showed up at bars and nightclubs and on college campuses, spreading her call for change at City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
As I part the curtains, early-morning sun spills through the window, spreading warm light across the knotty plank floor.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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