spread
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The Kremlin today sought to play down concerns about the potential spread of an infectious disease, saying the infection was most likely not plague.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Building satellites creates knowledge that can spread far beyond the company itself.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
That gives the disease a high potential for an epidemic spread or even a global pandemic, but health officials have cautioned we have a long way to go to get to that point.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
"There's very limited travel between the US and Russia, obviously, but like anything else, something like that gets out, it could quickly spread," Rubio told reporters before taking off for a visit to Iceland.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Early publications such as Capron’s and Dewey’s spread a generally positive message about spirits and the afterlife.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Hayley Lugos said that she’s happy to see the video go viral, noting that she hopes it spreads a message that racism will not be tolerated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
High-Yield Index option-adjusted spread, also show spreads are tight and have only been tighter a handful of times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
France’s recent budget proposal sparked fiscal and political concerns that lifted French 10-year bond yields to their highest since 2002, while their spreads over their German equivalents soared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Paramount was able to get its new big debt deal against a tough backdrop of rising Treasury yields and wider spreads on high-yield corporate debt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
She spreads some candles throughout the room, then she turns off the light.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Shiloh rejected suggestions she was spreading harmful misinformation, describing herself as a human rights advocate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The finding suggests that even at cosmic dawn, galaxies were already manufacturing heavy elements and spreading them into their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
One female student, who is now a senior and was on campus in 2024, recalled how hard it was living there at the time, particularly as rumours began spreading about Doe.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
When storms bring heavy runoff, growers have been spreading water on fields to recharge groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I feel my anger, my determination, spreading into the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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