spread

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These findings build on earlier work by Singh and Moffat published in Nature Medicine in 2024, which showed that cancer cells can take advantage of pathways normally used during brain development to spread.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“Hag” is meant to be watched, enjoyed and watched all over again, preferably with a different set of friends than the first go-round so the gospel can spread as quickly as possible.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

He said that it can also spread to surrounding structures, including the bowel and urinary tract, and is sometimes found outside the pelvis entirely.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Once word began to spread that an F-15E was lost, U.S. search-and-rescue teams sprang into action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

His foster mother must’ve been in there because the curtains were spread open and let in the orange glow of sunrise.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova