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Among them is Elizabeth Meek, who worked for the federal government for two decades, helping oversee biomedical research and track global infectious-disease spread in animal populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The WHO said on Wednesday it hoped to reverse the spread of the disease within three months but warned that this meant bringing transmission under control - not ending the outbreak entirely.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Public awareness about the dangers of the disease began to spread more broadly in 2022 and 2023, but while lawmakers have called for new steps to protect workers, progress has been slow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Trump stood behind the spread as host and Quarter Pounder impresario.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Obeying these threatening spirits, Mr. Capron and his wife took Kate to their home in nearby Auburn to spread the spirit message.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
According to Cancer Research UK, external, stage four breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the breast tissue but spreads to another part of the body, making it incurable.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“The answer may be: more methionine capacity, a reversion in polyamide spreads and another round of cost savings as the company adapts to intense competition and slow demand growth,” Bray says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Sunlight presents a much greater challenge because it spreads in many directions and contains a wide spectrum of colors.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Instead of trying to suppress mosquito numbers, his approach releases both males and females carrying the same strain, so their eggs hatch normally but the bacteria spreads through the population.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
He waves hello as Mom spreads our blanket on the sand.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
After that, it's about spreading them evenly through the calendar so there are not too many bunched together.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday to protect against the spreading haze from wildfires at the start of a long and intense dry season worsened by El Nino.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
One way to make the most of different terms is a CD ladder: spreading your money across one-, two-, three-, four- and five-year CDs so one matures every year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Miller denies any wrongdoing, claims his ex-wife has struggled with “significant mental health challenges,” and has accused his former father-in-law of spreading “lies.”
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
I had to fight a smile from spreading across my cheeks.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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