spread
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Infantino was elected to the top job by promising to tap in to FIFA’s vast cash reserves to spread millions of dollars in development money to soccer associations around worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
They have repeated calls for calm and said the events have caused significant harm to communities, spread fear and risked innocent lives.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Unlike a virus, the parasite can’t spread directly from animal to animal, and it requires an open wound to infect an animal, Talbot said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The public filled that tree on day one — and then spread their wishes to the surrounding trees, all of which are now part of the artwork.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
There were few streetlamps here, spread far apart, but the hulking sign planted on the hill blinked brightly, first HOLLY, then WOOD, then LAND, before it started all over again.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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