as in to spread
to become known
word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel
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This is especially urgent with a spreading infection.Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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With bitcoin flirting with fresh all-time-highs – reflecting both optimism for bitcoin overall as well as continued inflows into spot ETF products – this uptick has spread to other areas of the crypto economy.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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In footage shared on TikTok by a concert-goer, which later circulated on X (formerly Twitter), the couple could be seen in matching black attire during the concert, as Lively, 37, wore a wrist full of friendship bracelets and Reynolds, 48, stood closely behind her with his hands on her hips.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Citizen complaints from across Bucks County and a call from the Yardley Borough police chief alerted District Attorney Jennifer Schorn that the video was circulating online.Ali Swenson, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Despite being wounded, the sergeant and the other officers chased the suspect and ended up in a shoot-out with him after the gunman got out of his wrecked car and opened fire on the officers, Castro said.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Some people will do anything to get out of their obligations!Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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That constitution placed borrowing and taxing limits on many municipalities and counties, which elected leaders in those communities got around by simply creating new units of government with their own taxing and borrowing authority.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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However, Bowen later revealed that one of her sons got around to watching her 1996 sports comedy film, Happy Gilmore, after his friend suggested it.Emma Kershaw, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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