propagation

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Observations have included spikes in electron density, drops in ionospheric altitude, and slower propagation of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

“Why should I support the propagation of error?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

With a large area of marshes and rice fields, the Guadalquivir Valley has an eco-system that encourages the propagation of mosquitoes.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

But someone in L.A. could have felt the “S” wave, in which bedrock oscillates perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave, according to Page.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik