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spread

[spred] / sprɛd /






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Over many decades, EBU membership has spread beyond the continent.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

It is opening new stores at a near-record pace, enabling the bookseller to spread its fixed costs—such as warehouses—across a larger footprint.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

They may have then spread Andes virus to others through breathing shared air or other close contact in close quarters.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

"As we move lumber around the world, the termites are constantly transported to new locations. If they find the climate there acceptable, the problem will spread," Choe said.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

That image of innocence was spread in newspapers and magazines.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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