spread
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Heat loving amoebae may be able to survive and spread in regions where they were once uncommon, increasing the chance of human exposure.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Masked federal agents soon spread across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
However, he stressed that he did not expect Ebola to spread worldwide because the virus is not airborne, unlike coronavirus.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The outbreak was declared on May 15 in northeastern DR Congo, but the rare Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus is believed to have spread for some time beforehand.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Upon learning that neighbors had cholera, people fled, which spread it further and faster.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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