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spreads

  • plural of spread.
  • present tense form of spread (3rd person singular).

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AI-related debt has sold off sharply in recent weeks, causing spreads to gap out, as the below chart from BofA Global shows.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

And Professor Xu warns that "AI-generated misinformation is likely to increase not only in volume but in the speed with which it spreads."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

As a result, fallow fields are in a "deplorable state, and at the slightest spark, the blaze spreads like wildfire" due to vegetation dried out by the heat.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

The recipes are interspersed with stories from Kwon’s childhood in the store and illustrated spreads devoted to ingredients such as seaweed and tofu, explaining their varieties, particular virtues and best uses.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

My blanket of guilt spreads itself over me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam