as in spreads
to become known
word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel
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That's how informality spreads, and productivity dies.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Measles symptoms can appear between seven and 21 days after exposure and may include high fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, white spots inside the mouth and a red blotchy rash that typically starts on the face and spreads downward.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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This strategy, known as pay-for-delete, often circulates as a potential shortcut to credit score improvement.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each Dutch oven comes with a matching lid that locks in flavor and circulates steam to ensure your food doesn’t get dry.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Park stages Man-su’s homicide attempts as slapstick set pieces in which our clumsy antihero himself barely gets out alive.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda gets out of a Tesla Motor’s Roadster electric car with Tesla Motors Chief Exective Officer Elon Musk (behind car) upon their arrival at a news conference in Tokyo November 12, 2010.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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When a new album comes out, a representative single is featured on an editorial or algorithmicized playlist alongside a hundred other new songs.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The resulting casserole comes out tender and saucy, with a light creaminess, lovely aroma and a savory richness.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Gets round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20round. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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