like wildfire
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Surveying the wreckage of a week of AI disruption Hartnett observes it’s spreading like wildfire: insurance brokers Monday, wealth advisors Tuesday, real-estate services Wednesday and logistics Thursday.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
The trend spread like wildfire and today, restaurants across the world are serving experimental naans stuffed and sprinkled with a variety of food items.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Hundreds of people showed up, and videos of people of all ages turning up in the popular supermarket spread like wildfire.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Cryptocurrencies spread through the military like wildfire in the early 2020s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
As always, word spreads through the courtyard like wildfire: someone named Enrique has a phone call.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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