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When the gene is damaged, some of those growth promoting proteins can accumulate, potentially helping cancer cells survive and spread.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
"It smells horrible," he said, explaining the fungus attracts flies which help spread its spores.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
It is an ironic choice, but as the shadows of antisemitism and fascism continue to darken and spread across the world, he is keeping his options open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Brent meanwhile stays supported by concerns over international supply disruptions, widening the spread between the two benchmarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A warm feeling spread through me when he said that, because it proved he saw my efforts.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Opened to one of its more elaborate spreads, the original prop is both beautifully crafted and deeply unsettling, its seemingly innocent children’s-book mechanics revealing a grinning black figure and the ominous command: “LET ME IN.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Higher bond volatility could translate into wider spreads on corporate bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Anghba and his son are among the last in their region to hold to an ancestral faith as Christianity spreads.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Financial conditions eased considerably after peaking in late 2022 and early 2023, as interest rates fell and credit spreads tightened materially — not just in the U.S., but globally.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Their faces turn to the television, and the horror I’m feeling spreads through the room.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Now it is a vulnerability, spreading its available air defenses thin across a landmass that is difficult to defend in its entirety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Vegetation fires spreading beyond the immediate burn zone add perhaps hundreds of fatalities from burning, smoke inhalation and vehicle crashes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Asian hornets were first spotted three weeks ago in Oldham, prompting concerns the species may be spreading further north.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But only to keep the flames from spreading to the buildings on either side.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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