spread
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Those resources were focused in the fight against the fires that for days spread uncontrollably near Madrid, forcing about 100,000 people to evacuate or stay at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
While the current focus is on Western Europe, the EU warned this week that fire-prone conditions would spread towards the centre of the continent in the coming days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The conflict has spread well beyond the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I am in remission and the message I want to spread it is possible to live with cancer," Lynette said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Pain spread all over me and on me and in me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
And Professor Xu warns that "AI-generated misinformation is likely to increase not only in volume but in the speed with which it spreads."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It has pressured spreads on longer hyperscaler bonds that mature in a decade or more the most, as the below BondCliQ chart shows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
As a result, fallow fields are in a "deplorable state, and at the slightest spark, the blaze spreads like wildfire" due to vegetation dried out by the heat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
It is different from net earnings, which spreads the cost of major investments over several years through depreciation and amortization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In fast motion, a ring of fire spreads out from the Pacific Ocean east toward the United States, and west toward Japan.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Flames weren’t spreading rapidly but the fire was smoldering, creeping along and eating up the vegetation between the rocks on the ridgeline, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
This selective reinforcement produces a current that is concentrated into a particular direction rather than spreading evenly through the material.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has told critics to "meditate, pray or watch a football match" instead of "spreading hate and false rumours" about his leadership, the governing body and the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The emergency was far from over on Sunday, even as Spanish officials were cautiously optimistic that the blazes were no longer spreading out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He grabbed on to the frame, spreading his fingers against the glass to brace himself as he slid his feet out.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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