spread
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After the ruling, some social media accounts spread misinformation and offered to help migrants cross the Spanish border for hundreds of pounds.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Another important feature of such ETFs is they may invest in many autocallables, so investor capital may be spread across multiple contracts with different maturities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The spread between the two-year and the 10-year yields reached its narrowest level since March 2025 on Thursday, before widening slightly on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those collisions, in turn, affect how rapidly the ice field can spread.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
I felt the blushing heat as it crawled up my neck and spread all over my face.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
It also spreads across the ocean much more slowly than those models suggest.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
As long as spreads remain relatively contained, the credit market is telling us companies can still access capital without investors demanding crisis-level compensation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Carter is also more than a photographer who has shot fashion spreads for Vogue, Valentino and Ralph Lauren, or whose portraiture has been featured on the covers of Essence and GQ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, and victims’ corpses are highly infectious, according to the WHO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Heat surges in the pit of my stomach and spreads through my body.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The bees, first recorded in the UK in 2001, are slowly spreading north, after first being recorded in the region in Stourbridge in 2015.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
This repeated jostling helps explain why sea ice does not simply keep accelerating and spreading in response to the wind.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
She is also concerned about the start of the year, when many businesses reset prices, and about increases spreading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Bonta canceled a session last month after prelimary details and ground rules leaked, prompting him to accuse Paramount of “playing games” by violating a confidentiality agreement and spreading misinformation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
There was no way to open it without spreading the problem over a greater area, if you know what I mean.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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