metastasize
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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
These subtler harms metastasize out of the loneliness that comes from being forced to stand between two communities.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 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 James Boyle
Since Starbucks first introduced the drink category in 2012, they’ve quickly metastasized across menus, becoming the popular secret third thing for those who aren’t into the taste or price tag of coffee or matcha.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“A year and a half ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer, which has metastasized to my bones,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
And now, there’s her husband’s cancer: prostate, stage four, metastasized to his bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Over the past year, the Epstein files have metastasized into a defining symbol of elite impunity.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
By late afternoon the squall had metastasized into another major storm.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Meanwhile, the threat is metastasizing beyond the FCC.
From Salon ● May 13, 2026
Sakaguchi said that he wanted to continue researching how to enhance immune responses in cancer and to potentially prevent cancer cells from spreading and metastasizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri, from the University of Cambridge, told me: "What we've discovered is that aspirin might work, surprisingly, by unleashing the power of the immune system to recognize and kill metastasizing cancer cells."
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
Mr. Schatz, one of the best-known disinformation researchers and fact checkers in Israel, rushed back home to his computer, knowing he had little time to stop the false claims from metastasizing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
I imagined the tumor metastasizing into my own bones, boring holes into my skeleton, a slithering eel of insidious intent.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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The Kite Runner
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The Fault in Our Stars
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