spread

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Word of the big paydays spread inside and outside the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

With the invention of an efficient cotton gin in the 1790s, cotton planting spread rapidly across the Deep South as far west as Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A large area east of Lake Perris was ordered to evacuate as the fire continued to spread, a spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"I do a really nice roast chicken. I love doing a spread of tacos and salads… but the best hangover cure's a proper English breakfast. That'll get me right in the morning."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In actuality the Beje was the center of an underground ring that spread now to the farthest corners of Holland.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom