spread among

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In Rwampara and other villages outside the city of Bunia, home to more than a million people and tens of thousands of others displaced by conflict, worry has begun to spread among the population.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Hantavirus is usually spread from rodents, but the WHO has said it could have spread among "really close contacts" aboard the ship.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

About half of the costs will be spread among all customers within PJM, and the other half will be allocated by region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

After I had exhibited my new weapon at school, a description of it spread among the boys.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright