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Kabila's involvement also raises questions about whether the conflict could spread beyond the east.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Los Angeles County Fire Department told The Times the fire broke out inside an auto-body shop and spread to an adjoining building that contained several businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The magnitude of the spread widening stems more from a scarcity of buyers than from an excess of sellers in the period leading up to the vote on the French budget, Barbe says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“It hasn’t spread to a wider conversation or more specific legislative language,” Schwabish said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The event was too large; too many people were involved and spread across too wide of an area.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
In the UK, some foods such as breakfast cereals and spreads are already fortified with vitamin D, but it is voluntary.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
"We are afraid that this might be a practice that spreads to other Global South countries," Chen said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
It also sticks with its cautious stance on intra-eurozone government bond yield spreads due to weakening sentiment on France, elevated developed-market rate volatility, and geopolitical and energy uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
One possible explanation involves how the fungus releases and spreads its spores.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
It covers the walls and the ceiling and spreads out over the floor.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
These shots can be made quicker than egg-based shots, a prospect virologists say could allow the company to more swiftly update its vaccine to better align with strains spreading during the respiratory season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Better software can lower it by helping existing equipment handle more work, spreading the cost of buildings and machinery across more orders.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Carpenter and King have preferred to keep their batches small and their marketing limited to word of mouth, but that word is spreading, especially across their ravenous genre-loving fan base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The trial also found that the new drug combination reduced the risk of melanoma, a type of skin cancer, spreading by 38% over two years compared to immunotherapy alone.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As I part the curtains, early-morning sun spills through the window, spreading warm light across the knotty plank floor.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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