spread
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But now, with rising prices, the spread of appetite-curbing GLP-1s, and the ubiquity of small plates, entrées are getting left behind more and more.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
The seven-bedroom spread offers 20,000 square feet of living space and sits on 4 acres.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Increasingly, people are hit by cars on roads designed like Union Avenue—all while this type of roadway continues to spread across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Uncommonly strong winds caused the fire to spread rapidly and shift direction towards the range administrative area."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
But Renato, a doctor himself, knows that Hansen’s disease is marginally contagious and cannot be spread through casual contact.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"Italy prepares crackdown" it says as cost of living and housing anger spreads to "Lisbon, Albania and Serbia".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the high-yield bond market, CCC spreads climbed on Friday to 12.97 percentage points over comparable Treasurys, according to data from FRED.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
The bonds issued to build data centers that CoreWeave will be leasing actually trade at narrower yield spreads over Treasurys than CoreWeave’s own bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
As the fungus spreads into additional agricultural regions, developing effective ways to protect crops has become increasingly important for global food security.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
A smile spreads across his face and he holds out his fist.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
He operates in the corridors as a kind of unofficial lieutenant to his mother, bringing cheer and care to his fellow students, spreading sunshine all over the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
This means that nearly all of the fires currently spreading through the Brazilian Amazon originated from human activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
A brush fire in the mountains west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation warnings from officials on Thursday, as powerful winds risked spreading the blaze rapidly.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Experts suggest spreading out protein across the day and aiming for 20-25g per meal.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
He would build the fire close to the lake, and put wet sand all around it to keep it from spreading.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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