spreading

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These clumps damage the affected cells and can then move into nearby healthy neurons, where they continue spreading.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Iranian officials are urging people to conserve fuel, electricity and water—a sign that the economic squeeze is spreading from oil terminals and factories into daily life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Is this increased pressure to tip, and to do so generously, now spreading around the world?

From BBC • May 27, 2026

One consisted of fragile, dusty material, while the other was made of sturdier clumps that formed very early in hotter regions before spreading throughout the disk.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

But they saw her wild appearance and they heard her wild voice and news began spreading across the island: Roz was back.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown