as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The hospital gets about $300,000 a month in provider tax reimbursements, which Stansbury said is still only enough to break even.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 9 July 2025
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, endurance athletes should aim to get about 300 to 600 milligrams of sodium per hour during long workouts.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 5 July 2025
The city, which forecasters said typically gets about 3 inches of rain in June, was inundated with nearly 10 inches of rain the night of June 11 and into the morning of June 12.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Middle income households would receive about 13 percent, while the lowest income tax filers would get about 1 percent.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 9 July 2025
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, endurance athletes should aim to get about 300 to 600 milligrams of sodium per hour during long workouts.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 5 July 2025
The city, which forecasters said typically gets about 3 inches of rain in June, was inundated with nearly 10 inches of rain the night of June 11 and into the morning of June 12.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Middle income households would receive about 13 percent, while the lowest income tax filers would get about 1 percent.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Summer storms move more slowly than in other seasons, leaving rain to pile up in the same place instead of spreading across a wider surface area.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemic warning as the worst yellow fever outbreak in decades spread across South America.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
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Video footage and photos of him being taken into custody were widely circulated on social media, given the nature of the arrest and the circumstances surrounding it.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Wednesday, 10pm A statement was circulated to reporters covering Barcelona from Ham Seul, chief executive of a company called D-Drive, which the club had partnered with to organise the tour.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Instead, Sue goes all Mama Bear and uses her powers to knock him into the teleporter and then Silver Surfer has a change of heart and knocks him back in when Galactus tries to get out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Unfortunately, Scott gets trapped there himself during an expedition with no way to get out until ... 23.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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However, Bowen later revealed that one of her sons got around to watching her 1996 sports comedy film, Happy Gilmore, after his friend suggested it.—
Emma Kershaw,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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That gets around any concerns over the interpretation of ambiguous inputs or datasets.—
Haider Ali,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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