spread
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Pockets of chalk, clay and greensand encourage an exuberant spread of botanical life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"When sewage sludges are spread across the fields, those toxic compounds could be released into the air," Katz said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
The episode quickly spread online, not as a moment of confusion for long, but as a punchline — largely because Fox himself framed it that way.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
By sunset, the "Islamabad Talks" had produced press releases, a memorable food spread and impressively fast internet in a country riven with tech challenges.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
“And more. You’ve had a narrow escape. You’re one lucky boy. What if the fire had spread into that sugarbush grove? Do you happen to recall whose particular grove that is?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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