spread among

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In Rwampara and other villages outside the city of Bunia, home to more than a million people and tens of thousands of others displaced by conflict, worry has begun to spread among the population.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Hantavirus is usually spread from rodents, but the WHO has said it could have spread among "really close contacts" aboard the ship.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

There are more than 50 million square feet of empty office space in Los Angeles, according to industry experts, spread among the city’s many commercial districts and corridors such as Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

How these circoviruses spread among whales and whether they cause disease remain open questions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

By this time, word had spread among the bears, and every part of the combat ground was crowded.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman