spread
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Mr. Specht claims that this local squabble over farm leases soon spread across the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
A fall back below that support level could “reinforce the bearish structure” and so Ceresna suggests opening an option trade called a bear put spread, to capture a modest further fall for the stock.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Los Angeles County Fire Department told The Times the fire broke out inside an auto-body shop and spread to an adjoining building that contained several businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Shell's third quarter was boosted by record refining margins, which reflect the spread between the price of crude oil and the fuels derived from it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Upon learning that neighbors had cholera, people fled, which spread it further and faster.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
In the UK, some foods such as breakfast cereals and spreads are already fortified with vitamin D, but it is voluntary.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
"We are afraid that this might be a practice that spreads to other Global South countries," Chen said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Of particular interest for us was the upgrade provided for the Australian assets, which have faced a deterioration in East Asian spreads over the recent weeks,” says the broker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
One possible explanation involves how the fungus releases and spreads its spores.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
He spreads his arms as wide as an ocean and I rush right in.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Better software can lower it by helping existing equipment handle more work, spreading the cost of buildings and machinery across more orders.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Carpenter and King have preferred to keep their batches small and their marketing limited to word of mouth, but that word is spreading, especially across their ravenous genre-loving fan base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Fifty-three of the patient's contacts have been identified by the Nigerian health authorities, in a bid to stop the virus spreading across Africa's most populous nation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The trial also found that the new drug combination reduced the risk of melanoma, a type of skin cancer, spreading by 38% over two years compared to immunotherapy alone.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As I part the curtains, early-morning sun spills through the window, spreading warm light across the knotty plank floor.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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