spreading

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According to a new study, some of the substances that replaced ozone damaging chemicals are now responsible for spreading large amounts of a persistent "forever chemical" across the globe.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

"They are definitely becoming a feature in our landscape and are spreading from the countryside to the urban environment," says Bronya Seifert of Daisy Cake Company.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In October, Platner says, word of his chest tattoo was spreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“What began as an AI infrastructure bottleneck is now spreading into hardware margins, device affordability, cloud costs, inflation, and policy,” Kim wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It was headquarters, the center of a spreading web: the knot where all threads crossed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom