sprawl
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But beneath the sprawl, the movie is essentially a two-man character study.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Activists across the U.S. are coalescing around concerns about AI-related job losses, data-center sprawl and AI-fueled cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In Lima's suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, dusty hilltop neighbourhoods sprawl precariously down the slopes.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Up ahead, the ancient Wonder Wheel hung over the sprawl of carnival that hadn’t been torn down or converted into fancy shops.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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The property, which was first listed by broker Joseph Montanaro for $3.3 million in 2025, sprawls across 4,965 square feet and is situated on a 13,672-square-foot lot.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The city of Los Angeles sprawls across roughly 500 square miles, creating logistical hurdles if nothing else for a candidate seeking citywide office from a remote location, noted Democratic political consultant Mike Trujillo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
The megastore sprawls across 150,000 square feet—triple the size of a typical store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
L.A., though, has relatively moderate density that sprawls somewhat consistently across hundreds of miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
She sprawls out on her fuzzy lime-green area rug beside her bed and shoves the navy throw cushion that says “Relax” in giant lime-green letters under her head.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
They spent hours sprawled on the deck, broiling under the daytime sun, then chilled at night, the fishermen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Size was also a theme of the event itself, which sprawled across two exhibition centers, including a monumental new complex designed by architect Zaha Hadid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
She was struggling to break through while, in the distance, Percy and Annabeth lay sprawled and unmoving at the foot of two black-and-silver metal doors.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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A sprawling universe of family-owned companies has stayed private, often giving priority to different values than public companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Usher’s main residence is now a sprawling estate in Atlanta, where he resides with his wife and four children.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The cut-throat competition has fuelled a sprawling coaching industry where students spend years preparing, often at enormous financial cost for their families.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
By the first week of January, she moved her belongings into a rented stationary camper situated on a ranch owner’s sprawling land, that they’d lived on for more than 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
By now he knew every street, every alley, every fence in all the sprawling slums of the town.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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