as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Even on the lower side, the American Heart Association recommends girls ages 14 to 18 get about 1,800 calories a day and boys get 2,200 a day.
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Fire Rescue also gets about $41 million this year from the countywide property tax.
—Douglas Hanks
march 13, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Based on this year’s free-agency cycle, they are also slated to get about three more in 2027.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Japan still gets about 95% of its crude imports from the Middle East, helping explain why its stock markets reacted so sharply to the risk of a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Fire Rescue also gets about $41 million this year from the countywide property tax.
—Douglas Hanks
march 13, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Based on this year’s free-agency cycle, they are also slated to get about three more in 2027.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Japan still gets about 95% of its crude imports from the Middle East, helping explain why its stock markets reacted so sharply to the risk of a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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The attack spread fear and alarm through Britain's Jewish community.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The other villagers — mostly women and children — sit just beyond the sandbag perimeter, under the shade of some trees, spreading more cassava on bamboo trays in preparation for drying.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fusion Centers have circulated false reports that antifa protesters were staging piles of bricks to sow destruction in Maine and targeting the annual massive motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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That notion circulated throughout the film industry, aided by the discovery that the voices of many of the white silent film stars were too weak for talking pictures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pelicans coach James Borrego called a timeout that stopped the run, but the game had already gotten out of hand.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An officer of the Alvarado Police Department drove up, got out of his car, and drew his weapon.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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The crunch has forced business closures in Japan, while South Korea has asked people to take shorter showers and to use bicycles to get around.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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By taking this tack, the lawyers pursued a case alleging defective design that was able to get around the high bar set by Section 230.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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On his next shift, Werenski came out of the corner and worked his way into the high slot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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When the album came out early this year, Perry was flooded with congratulatory notes from just about everyone in his life.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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