metastasize
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Scientists still do not fully understand what controls a cancer cell's ability to metastasize, but answering this question is essential for improving patient care.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
Faruq sees it when he’s compelled to help with births in the compound’s horse stables, but he also witnesses it metastasize around the humans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
AJ: Dr. King predicted that if America did not address the cancer of bigotry, it would metastasize and bring down the nation.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
Without those limitations, copyright law will bloat and metastasize into a claim of monopoly, or at least control, over the very architectures of our communications technology.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
Vocabulary lists containing metastasize
The Kite Runner
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The Fault in Our Stars
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