spread
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No vaccine or approved treatment is available against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus and efforts to contain its spread rely mainly on preventative measures.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Despite the possible cases of the virus outside Africa, the WHO has stressed repeatedly that its global spread is highly unlikely.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
One approach would be to accept today’s dynamic market forces as immutable—and then tax the well-off more aggressively to spread prosperity more broadly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
School districts have been implementing phone bans because of classroom distraction as well as students using them to film fights, spread gossip and bully one another.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
A chill of silence fell over the table and spread swiftly around the room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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