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Once associated with French bistros, upscale chicken dishes have spread across cuisines—and prices have followed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But the sheer breadth of the opposition movement shows that concerns have spread well beyond one or two groups.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Dr Anne Ancia told the BBC that the more the agency investigates, the clearer it becomes that cases have spread to other areas.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Over the last 20 to 35 million years, they have spread widely throughout the Americas.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

When he returned from his first political posting, as quaestor in Sicily, for instance, he imagined his fame would have spread far and wide.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith