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as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith
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Recent Examples of propagate
These waves are propagated to the related facial areas and are overlaid to generate complex facial movements in real time.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
At the time, Facebook was severely criticized for failing to stem the flow of misinformation, including fake news propagated by foreign governments.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
These waves then propagate and superpose on top of each other to adjust a robot face’s physical features depending on their reaction.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said in a Thursday press conference that Jabbar posted at least five videos propagating the ideology of ISIS, which the suspect claimed to have joined last year.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
At the time, Facebook was severely criticized for failing to stem the flow of misinformation, including fake news propagated by foreign governments.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
These waves then propagate and superpose on top of each other to adjust a robot face’s physical features depending on their reaction.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said in a Thursday press conference that Jabbar posted at least five videos propagating the ideology of ISIS, which the suspect claimed to have joined last year.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The trick is to reproduce that resilience by bundling and gluing individual slats.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 Jan. 2025
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Currently, no other organization has the capacity to coordinate international rapid response efforts, to share medical research and innovation and to disseminate critical intelligence.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Monetary donations to families’ GoFundMe campaigns are ideal because the process is streamlined, efficient, and can be easier than having to coordinate where to send, and how to disseminate physical items.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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And the problems were multiplying: The Hurst fire in the Valley had grown to 500 acres, forcing evacuations.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every fan base has a minority lunatic fridge, but because OSU’s fan base is so huge, the fringe is multiplied.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those funds went toward identifying and responding to health emergencies and stopping disease threats from spreading across borders, according to the WHO’s website.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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As soon as wildfires started spreading across the Los Angeles area, nonprofit organization Team Rubicon mobilized a team to help clear roadways for firefighters.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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