spreading
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A brush fire in the mountains west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation warnings from officials on Thursday, as powerful winds risked spreading the blaze rapidly.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
These relationships suggest that a lineage of giant madtsoiid snakes originated on the Indian subcontinent before spreading into other parts of the world.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
That depends on whether pressures from higher energy prices and the AI investment boom are spreading into the broader economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
First created in 1980 in the Mojave Desert, the work involved students spreading red, yellow and black pigment in a geometric pattern more than 600 feet in diameter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
But Leah had begun spreading rumors —Maggie Fox was being educated by the famous Dr. Kane “with the intention of marrying her” upon his return from the Arctic.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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