spread

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These refuges may help explain Reid's Paradox -- how forests were able to spread so quickly across the region after the last Ice Age ended.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

While central banks sometimes see pronounced increases in energy costs as temporary, they can grow more concerned if price pressures spread to more persistent forms of second-round inflation via, for instance, spiraling wage costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Close out this spread now and take the profit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Unlike miners, whose growth is tied to commodity pricing, Gold.com’s core earnings are driven by the spread it captures on each transaction—the difference between what customers pay and the metal’s spot price.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

There was a green lawn right next to the library called Bryant Park, where people were spread across the grass, or clustered around metal tables and chairs.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova