as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The majority of adults get about 17 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a day.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Grass Valley could get up to 4 inches of rain, while Placerville could get about 3 inches.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The majority of adults get about 17 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a day.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Grass Valley could get up to 4 inches of rain, while Placerville could get about 3 inches.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When rumors about her husband begin to circulate, Rulla is forced to confront uncomfortable questions that challenge her beliefs, resilience and commitment, putting her personal life under an unrelenting spotlight.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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Conservatives circulated a 2024 report showing the company hosted 102 diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging training sessions in 2023 and the beginning of 2024.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center Director Ethan Greene said that with low to moderate avalanche danger across the state, backcountry skiers and snowboarders are still getting out despite the lack of snow.—
The Vail Daily,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Conversations that would likely be polite in person can easily get out of hand online.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Sloat sustained a fractured ankle and must keep her leg elevated, relying on a walker to get around.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those rebooking efforts — first revealed by the Orlando Sentinel — get around a rule that a detainee with no criminal charges must be removed from the jail by ICE after 72 hours or be released.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Though Atonement came out 19 years ago, the green silk dress worn by Keira Knightley’s character lives rent-free in my head as one of the most luxurious ensembles to be featured in film.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The winner came out on top after two days, 2,500 dogs and more than 200 breeds who strutted their stuff at the Westminster Kennel Club.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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