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Spreading returns across multiple years, offsetting them through tax-loss harvesting, or executing those trades inside tax-advantaged accounts may have been a more tax-efficient approach.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Spreading generation around the country helps because while it might be calm in one area, it can be blowing a hoolie in another.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Muhar walked beside a pond at the Tejon Spreading Works, where ducks bobbed in the shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Spreading its bets, HSG is increasingly looking for big-ticket investments in private equity and has set up offices in Singapore, London and Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Spreading out around it was the town of Saint-Denis, which was larger than any town the children had ever seen.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz