as in to spread
to become known
the candidate's campaign didn't want his choice of a running mate to leak out before an official announcement was made
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Today, the palatial structure spreads across four floors (including the subterranean level), offering versatile space that’s adaptable to both living and business purposes.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Legoland California’s family-friendly Halloween party returns for another not-too-spooky season of not-so-scary frights filled with character meet-and-greets, live shows, ride overlays, seasonal food and plenty of trick-or-treating candy stations spread throughout the park.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Videos circulating online and featured in Chineses state-run media showed plumes of smoke billowing from one of the vehicles, while fire trucks and ambulances raced to the scene.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were rumors circulating that Bieber was under financial stress after canceling his last tour several years back.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Colorado got out of the box quickly to take a rare first-inning lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
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Their starting pitcher put them in a hole the offense could not get out of.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tom Brady is coming out of retirement – sort of.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another legal win by Our Children’s Trust also came out of state court.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Per Yahoo Finance , their social media impressions are 40 million+ per month and their website gets around 300,000 visits in a month.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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If the main engine is declared unusable, one possible option for getting around the main engine problem might be using these smaller thrusters to more gradually adjust the Cygnus spacecraft's orbit to line up the final approach with the ISS.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Leak (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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