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Which genre often depicts futuristic urban sprawl?

sprawl

[sprawl] / sprɔl /


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Little by little, Bordeaux’s sprawl has reached into the rolling hills of some of France’s most celebrated vineyards — Médoc to the north, Entre-Deux-Mers to the east, Pessac-Léognan to the south.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Not that Oswalt always has time to sprawl out with a novel.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

He used it here to give balance and focus to the home’s 110-foot-long facade, and to control its horizontal sprawl.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

In Lima's suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, dusty hilltop neighbourhoods sprawl precariously down the slopes.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

From the top, I could see the sprawl of people selling oranges, avocados, packets of nuts on brightly colored pieces of material or small cardboard tables made from overturned boxes.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

The luxe dwelling, which was built in 1950, is situated on a 1.5-acre lot mere feet from the beach and sprawls across 2,278 square feet.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

But the idea behind it sprawls for miles and keeps Bowen talking for hours on end: Route 66.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The megastore sprawls across 150,000 square feet—triple the size of a typical store.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

The stunning property boasts four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and sprawls across 2,252 square feet.

From MarketWatch Dec. 24, 2025

The city sprawls across seventy-eight square miles, stretching from the shallow, salty estuary at the edge of San Francisco Bay to the undulating green-and-gold hills where bobcats and coyotes roam.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Someone sprawled on the couch reading a book.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

They spent hours sprawled on the deck, broiling under the daytime sun, then chilled at night, the fishermen said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

The entire Vanderbeeker family was sprawled around the living room when Papa’s cell phone rang.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Now his company is building a sprawling advertising business, at breakneck speed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The FDA had to conduct epidemiological interviews, laboratory testing and traceback through a sprawling produce supply chain; Taco Bell could act on suspicion and pull an ingredient.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Young people in particular find summer work at the sprawling complex, which attracts large numbers of American visitors.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The drive to power AI has resulted in sprawling, polluting, noisy, thirsty complexes reminiscent of the industrial revolution, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

It caught on jutting tree limbs, as though eagerly clutching them to itself Often, at these sudden checks, the companions lost their footing and went sprawling.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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