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as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith
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Recent Examples of propagate
But some of the original accusations were propagated by state media and bots associated with the Ministry of Defense, hinting at a schism within the party.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
With Combs’ trial underway this week in New York, Bieber’s rep released a statement Friday in part due to the many rumors that have propagated since Combs’ arrest that alluded to Bieber being an abuse victim of Combs.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
The New Risk Physics Twelve days of limited warfare revealed that risk now propagates along supply networks faster than along battle lines.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But the process is slow, especially when surviving trees are stressed and might not propagate.
—Christina Kelso, New York Times, 24 June 2025
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
With Combs’ trial underway this week in New York, Bieber’s rep released a statement Friday in part due to the many rumors that have propagated since Combs’ arrest that alluded to Bieber being an abuse victim of Combs.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
The New Risk Physics Twelve days of limited warfare revealed that risk now propagates along supply networks faster than along battle lines.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
But the process is slow, especially when surviving trees are stressed and might not propagate.
—Christina Kelso, New York Times, 24 June 2025
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At the heart of the dispute was whether teams’ imagery can be used without consent to create unlicensed products when those products use historic artistic images, including those in the public domain, reproduced from vintage school memorabilia.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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The moisture can create a perfect haven, if bacteria is present, to reproduce when the baked potato cools down while wrapped in foil and hits a temperature of 135 F to 41 F.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Although the scale of this event was not precisely forecast, the storm was anticipated, and warnings about it were disseminated well before its impacts were felt by local residents.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 July 2025
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These switchable cells, Young adds, are able to multiply themselves much more extensively than previous CAR T cells have in the past.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
6 July 2025
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With the draft beginning this coming Sunday and the trade deadline at the end of the month, A.J. Preller’s closest lieutenants are in San Diego rather than spread around the country looking at big-league and amateur players.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Zoning, including single-family-exclusive zoning, first spread across the US in the early 20th century (before that, development was far more freewheeling and improvised).—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 July 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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