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This is unique public land, Jackson Demonstration State Forest, spanning 50,000 acres.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The researchers successfully transmitted the quantum signals across an optical fiber link spanning more than 120 kilometers between the encoder and decoder.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

But in founding Turner Classic Movies in 1994, Turner’s brand became a bridge spanning screen entertainment’s past with its future.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

He donated his roughly 80,000-acre McGinley Ranch in Nebraska to the nonprofit and said in the future, he would consider donating four more Nebraska ranches spanning 445,000 acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

At a point near the north end of the woods road there was a bridge spanning the ravine that cut a deep, jagged gash across the road and through the fields beyond.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt