spreading

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A recent wave of worries about AI spending that has weighed on the chip sector is also now spreading to other parts of the market that benefitted from billions in data center buildout spending.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It urged the public and the media to "refrain from spreading premature narratives that risk undermining the integrity of the investigative process."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The big risk of screwworm spreading significantly within Texas is that it could substantially impede the growth of cattle herds, Maloni said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Later, when organisms began spreading over greater distances and reproducing sexually, diversity increased dramatically.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

It was headquarters, the center of a spreading web: the knot where all threads crossed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom