as in spread
to become known
word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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That system has allowed plans to be widely circulated for public input, and for the leasing, permitting, and administration of plans to be predictable and orderly.
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An internal memo, circulated in December 2025 and first reported by the Washington Post this week, states that Department of the Interior employees, including National Park Service staff, are not permitted to confirm deaths that take place in federal park facilities.
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The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
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Bungie quickly got out a few nerfs to items or bugs that were trivializing every boss encounter in the game, but if there is one outlier overpowered meta, that’s just going to stay.
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Was remembers the tumult, violence and hope that came out of that era in his hometown of Detroit.
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After all that math, Lake Garda, Italy, came out on top with a near-perfect score of 90/100.
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The Holy Trinity of New Jersey rock even got around a single mic at one point, and Flav couldn’t resist joining along.
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InStyle tester Janice got around this roadblock by making this a part of her morning routine.
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“Got round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20round. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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