spread
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Supporters of Georgescu had spread messages about the protest ahead of it on social media, asking people to join.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
As tales of blueberry fortunes spread, Chinese entrepreneurs rapidly built farms of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"All the people online talking about it, or viewers, or people just tweeting about it, truly like it. That really got the word to spread, and we're so grateful," said writer and creator Katie Dippold.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Standard deviation is a measure of how spread out data points are around the average.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ripples spread in silent, ever-increasing circles across the smooth surface of what they all had mistaken for solid ground.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
And with high-yield spreads near five-year lows, there is little stress in the financial system despite multidecade-high bond yields.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Carter is also more than a photographer who has shot fashion spreads for Vogue, Valentino and Ralph Lauren, or whose portraiture has been featured on the covers of Essence and GQ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The disturbance spreads outward, potentially traveling long distances before reaching the coast.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Credit spreads are tight, a sign bond investors aren’t concerned about economic conditions that could hurt companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sweat spreads across his face, even though the day is cool.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
The findings also add support to the theory that plague may have first emerged in Central or North-East Asia before spreading more widely across Eurasia through populations of wild rodents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The last time gas was $2 a gallon was during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when demand for oil was destroyed because many people were staying home to avoid spreading a deadly virus.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
He was in his garden sunbathing when flames started spreading towards his house on Gorleston Road in Warstock, Birmingham, on 13 August.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"After that there was smoke and fire. As per the testimony of the survivor, it escalated quickly. After seconds, the fire started spreading," coast guard spokeswoman Noemie Cayabyab told reporters Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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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