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propagate

[prop-uh-geyt] / ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt /




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"It becomes an extremely focused, extremely weak surface, which makes it easier for ruptures to propagate all the way to the seafloor."

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

But energy costs don’t stay contained; they propagate because they are a key input for many goods and services.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

The IMF called for sharpening cybersecurity measures, as AI-assisted attacks can propagate across sectors like energy and telecom.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

A former member of the jihadist group told reporters in 2019 that they were originally funded by a military intelligence unit to propagate a fundamentalist ideology in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic eastern province.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

It was once thought, in the days before relativity, that light did propagate through a special medium that permeated all of space, called “the luminiferous aether.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Now a nonprofit, the group propagates and distributes about 10,000 native saplings annually from wild-collected seed, mostly to other nonprofits and ecological restoration efforts.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2024

It’s one of many factors the researchers had to consider in their acoustic modeling, along with wind speed, temperature and time of year, which can all affect how sound propagates through the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2024

"Imagine a quick pluck of a guitar string where the impulse propagates along the string at a speed determined by the string's tension and diameter," Palastro says.

From Science Daily Mar. 15, 2024

It propagates a worldview in which we are disinterested not only in learning but one another.

From Salon Dec. 2, 2023

Due convenience being afforded to it, the emeu thrives well, and readily propagates its kind in Europe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Lee’s standout identity plays — “Straight White Men,” “The Shipment” and “Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven” — reject the illusion of stable, coherent characters propagated by psychological realism.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

In contrast, the Wrightwood earthquake of 1812 crossed the junction and propagated through both fault systems as a single event.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

The sphagnum austinii has been brought from Scotland, where it still grows, to the Yorkshire Dales and is being propagated in local nurseries before it is planted within the blanket bogs.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

There is a steep learning curve, but teams of robots can learn collaboratively, with each lesson propagated through the fleet.

From Barron's Jan. 6, 2026

The Atlantic Charter of 1941, signed by Roosevelt and Churchill, reaffirmed faith in the dignity of each human being and propagated a host of democratic principles.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Also, the wild agave plant is very good at propagating itself.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Both countries poured billions of dollars into propagating their respective versions of Islamic orthodoxy around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Correlations across asset classes could rise abruptly, propagating the initial stress like a wave across segments of the financial system seemingly uncorrelated.

From MarketWatch Feb. 26, 2026

"The issue is slowly propagating from small headwaters into bigger rivers over time," he said.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

George Mason University There is enough mathematical illiteracy in this country, and we don’t need the world’s highest IQ propagating more.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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