spread over

Example Sentences

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In all cases, the remaining cancer did not grow or spread over time.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The improvement in performance is significant: When spread over a hypothetical 35-year investment career, following this advice is projected to increase total retirement wealth by between 10% and 20%.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Software stocks also had a tough start to the year as fears spread over the impact of artificial intelligence on the sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1982, Agnes Denes planted 2 acres of wheat seed into a thin layer of topsoil she’d spread over lower Manhattan’s Battery Park landfill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

After inevitable bureaucratic infighting and logistics problems, the Global Fund money—$1+ million for the central plateau, spread over five years—became available.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French