Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Once the news spread, so did a lot of other people. When the acquisition is complete, Time Warner will regain its rank as the world's largest media company, ahead of the newly combined Walt Disney and Capital Cities/ABC. "This is far and away the dream deal," boasts Levin, who called the merger with Turner "a sublime combination." The deal brings together a vast collection of brand names in Time Warner's movie, music and publishing divisions (including TIME magazine) and Turner's cable and TV news operations...
Because the building is composed primarily of glass and concrete, the fire did not spread as quickly as it might have in a Building with a different construction, Reardon said. Most of the firefighters had left the scene after approximately one hour...
With blinding speed, he moves from being raped to meeting someone and sleeping with him, legs spread eagerly. Hickman treats his experiences so blithely that no sympathy ever moves the audience. He doesn't have anything substantial to say in this piece. All he seems to need is a little attention...
According to Deputy Chief John J. O'Donoghue of the Cambridge Fire Department, the leak began in a pump in the basement of the building and spread upwards...
With its kinder, gentler approach, homeopathy quickly gained converts across the Continent. To this day it enjoys immense popularity in Germany, the Netherlands and France, where the nation's 23,000 pharmacies are required by law to supply homeopathic remedies. Homeopathy spread abroad as well. In Britain members of the royal family have been ardent adherents since the 1830s. Queen Elizabeth reportedly travels with a little black box containing 24 homeopathic preparations, and Prince Charles is said to use arnica to heal bruises from falling off polo ponies...