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The dance-focused opening day of the festival spanned a host of styles and generations, with Notion, a prominent bassline DJ, and trance-focused Marlon Hoffstadt also on the bill.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Consumers’ grim mood spanned people from both political parties and reflected concerns about high living costs and the prospect of more inflation ahead, the survey’s director Joanne Hsu, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Several mainland European countries had installed similar bridges and a handful already spanned British roads further north.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The transactions External link spanned four days through April 20 External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

My father loaned me one of his three moth-eaten, gaudy ties, with a tongue so wide it spanned the width of my waist.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane