circulated

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The true spread of the outbreak, thought to have circulated under the radar for some time, is likely much wider, the WHO has warned.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

A meme circulated portraying the Luce with iPhone applications photo-shopped onto the top, and another showing the car upside down and plugged into an iPhone charger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The exam board confirmed that one component of a computer science exam had also been circulated internationally.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The phrasing circulated widely online and prompted confusion and commentary about tone and context.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

There were also whispered stories of a terrible book, a compendium of all the heresies, of which Goldstein was the author and which circulated clandestinely here and there.

From "1984" by George Orwell