fanned

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Official US jobs data due later in the day is also in focus following forecast-topping private figures that indicated the economy remained healthy and fanned bets on the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Pilots had fanned out to airports in South Florida, Charlotte, Houston and Columbus, Ohio, to go pick up the stranded jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

People munched on cheese cubes and cheesecake bites or fanned themselves in the shade, watching on big screen televisions as the old guard said their goodbyes inside the council chambers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Visa’s earnings beat was driven by healthy consumer spending despite inflation worries fanned by the Iran war.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Her black kinky curls fanned around the familiar face like swirling hurricane clouds.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas