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spread

[spred] / sprɛd /






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One customer loved Damburger so much that his family asked after his death if they could spread some of his ashes in the restaurant’s flower beds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"He never tired of talking about the group's history and its desire to spread 'peace, love and harmony' everywhere people had ears to listen."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Even this localized change triggered activity in multiple surrounding astrocytes, showing how signals can spread through the brain's network.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

He also worried that economic growth isn’t being equally spread, keeping the “American dream” out of reach for millions of people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The small pile of potatoes we had picked so carefully seemed shrunken and the spots had spread and run into each other, leaving ridges of black.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff