spanned

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Federal officials said the operation spanned 57 federal court districts and 41 states and territories, involving 46 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units in what they described as the department’s largest coordinated antifraud effort to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Chayn conducted 64 interviews between July 2025 and February 2026 and participants spanned every major region of Pakistan as well as diaspora communities in the UK, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, the UAE and Kuwait.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

But the German national team is dropping Adidas as its kit supplier from 2027, ending a partnership that spanned more than 70 years and four World Cup triumphs, and switching to US sportswear giant Nike.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

His career has spanned more than six decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It was the only bridge that spanned the entire river, one of the last remaining structures from Chattana's wondrous past.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat