sprawl

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

Not that Oswalt always has time to sprawl out with a novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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

De Zylva argues this misunderstands the point: "The purpose of the green belt isn't to be green per se, it is to be a buffer to prevent sprawl."

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

From the top, I could see the sprawl of people selling oranges, avocados, packets of nuts on brightly colored pieces of material or small cardboard tables made from overturned boxes.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

But the idea behind it sprawls for miles and keeps Bowen talking for hours on end: Route 66.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

It sprawls across 10,010 square feet and is the epitome of luxury thanks to its lush greenery, which makes it the perfect place for a star to seek privacy.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 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

Peeta’s artificial leg catches in a knot of creepers and he sprawls forward before I can catch him.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

Behind the Peace River plant, sprawled out across a massive lawn, and behind a chain-link fence, were the ruins of a processing infrastructure.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

He still smarted, more from Ellidyr’s words than from the drubbing; and he was hardly pleased that Eilonwy had seen him sprawled at the feet of the arrogant Prince.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

But years-long plans to prepare the sprawling county for hundreds of back-to-back events over several weeks are still far from complete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is the inverse of China’s “Great Firewall,” a sprawling regulatory and technological system that has stifled foreign competition and restricted the Chinese public’s access to information for more than two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The sprawling complex had reopened gleaming following another makeover in June this year, promising a place where generations could "share smiles" a decade on.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Its 2,600 Los Angeles employees have access to a free commissary and an endless supply of cereal, packaged snacks and other prepared fare at small food stations scattered throughout the sprawling campus on Olympic Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Otherwise the sprawling household went about its business and took the newcomer at face value.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood