as in to spread
to become known
the candidate's campaign didn't want his choice of a running mate to leak out before an official announcement was made
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The virus spreads through skin contact, not through bodily fluids, according to the University of Washington Medicine.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Another winter storm is slated to bring heavy snow and ice to the Central Plains later Tuesday, and spread into the Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The image also circulated on X, Instagram and elsewhere on Facebook.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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When the heart is weakened, blood and oxygen can't effectively circulate throughout the body, resulting in the symptoms.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2025
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When the victim got out to take a photo of the driver, Angstadt became enraged, hit the gas pedal and sped toward him, police said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In Benin, a program brought together farmer and pastoralist communities to spread the word about looming dry spells because drought meant herders would sometimes bring their animals to graze on other people’s farms, and conflicts would get out of hand.—
Somini Sengupta,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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To get around the exemption’s disappearance, companies can expand their warehouses in the US, Tang said.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Telescopes in space, or on the Moon, could get around that problem.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
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