- present tense form of spread (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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As the use of artificial intelligence spreads across companies worldwide, it is relieving workers of tedious old chores but creating new ones.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
We are using a standard rolling procedure for our SPY spreads: in any vertical bull- or bear spread, if the underlying hits the short strike, then roll the entire spread.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The Citigroup checklist looks at factors including equity valuation, sentiment, credit spreads, yield curves, fund flows, corporate fundamentals and financing activity.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
To secure the extraordinary unrealized profits that define so many portfolios, investors could consider our preferred hedging strategy: ratio spreads.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
And it spreads, pushing from the inside, and I feel tears press the backs of my eyes.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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