spread
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Using a technique known as Approximate Bayesian Computation, the researchers worked backward from the fossil record to estimate how far organisms spread and how intensely they competed for resources.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
As protests spread to the capital Tirana, the barbed wire and construction vehicles disappeared, but the demonstrators' demands have crystallised.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said "significant fire damage" was caused to the property and the fire spread to a neighbouring property.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The U.S. withdrawal from international agencies and the strain USAID’s end put on surveillance and response systems were key to allowing Ebola to spread unchecked, several experts told me.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
After the name was spread, the villagers would talk all day about the quality of the name, the length, and the sounds.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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