spread
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Collins said she was also watching whether price pressures spread beyond energy to other goods and services, and the extent to which tariffs continue to pass through the price chain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
As rumours spread that Anne Boleyn, the English queen, is about to be executed, three working-class women in Essex sit around drinking, gossiping and wondering what it all means for them.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Steve Egerton-Read, white-tailed eagle project manager at Forestry England, said it was hoped their release would help to boost numbers "and continue their spread across southern England".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"It's clearly not a good thing, for a destination, to be associated with the spread of a disease," Angel Brisighelli, manager of a tourist boat company, said.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
He was bent against the wall, his hands spread out against the rocks.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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