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viral

[vahy-ruhl] / ˈvaɪ rəl /


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The viral video showed Mbappe saying that the funniest internet meme about him he had seen was of his face photo-shopped onto that of "some guy -- I think he's a Chinese dictator".

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

By disrupting the membrane's stability, it causes the infected cell to die, stopping the viral infection from spreading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

And one claim is going viral this spooky season: that giving out full-sized candy bars to Halloween trick-or-treaters makes more financial sense than bagging the smaller “fun size” sweets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

They first went viral in 2020, and they have been a hit since, towering over yards across America in all kinds of inventive tableaux.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

I don’t know what’s more shocking—the fact my song is going viral or the fact Curtis gave me props.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas


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