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The message started with news interviews and eventually spread like wildfire across social media with the help of young Americans.
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Farnoush Amiri, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
While some commentators fear the word diverts attention from the existential threats to democracy now facing America, the term has spread like wildfire, especially through liberal social media networks.
—Richard Cherwitz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
The theory quickly picked up steam and spread like wildfire on social media and through headlines, but a closer look at the video shows that was not actually the case.
—Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The song spread like wildfire on TikTok and even cracked the Billboard Hot 100, becoming only the second Regional Mexican single to enter the list.
—Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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Farnoush Amiri, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
While some commentators fear the word diverts attention from the existential threats to democracy now facing America, the term has spread like wildfire, especially through liberal social media networks.
—Richard Cherwitz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
The theory quickly picked up steam and spread like wildfire on social media and through headlines, but a closer look at the video shows that was not actually the case.
—Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The song spread like wildfire on TikTok and even cracked the Billboard Hot 100, becoming only the second Regional Mexican single to enter the list.
—Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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