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Public health officials like to say that measles can spread like wildfire.
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Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Hope has spread like wildfire in teeming WhatsApp groups and in living rooms where Mr. Khan’s supporters gather.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
On social media, speculation spread like wildfire—search traffic surged, and fans began sharing their favorite orders like a digital wake.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Naturally, the news spread like wildfire throughout the golf world.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Hope has spread like wildfire in teeming WhatsApp groups and in living rooms where Mr. Khan’s supporters gather.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
On social media, speculation spread like wildfire—search traffic surged, and fans began sharing their favorite orders like a digital wake.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Naturally, the news spread like wildfire throughout the golf world.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Spread like wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spread%20like%20wildfire. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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