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- noun Plural form of
span . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
span .
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Examples
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The storyline of the title spans over six of the original LEGO universes and has nothing to do with any external franchise, like the Batman comics or the Star Wars movies.
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The title spans over four championships and features a multiplayer mode for up to four players.
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The term spans a variety of activities that involve lying about money, such as hiding purchases from your spouse, using cash to mask what you're buying, opening secret bank or credit card accounts, lying about the cost of something you bought or violating a financial agreement that you made with your partner.
LifeTwo - Comments Wesley 2008
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Unusually high ocean temperatures damaged the coral reefs off the Maldives 'shores this year, signaling the start of a global bleaching event that now spans from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path Juliet Eilperin 2010
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Unusually high ocean temperatures damaged the coral reefs off the Maldives 'shores this year, signaling the start of a global bleaching event that now spans from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path Juliet Eilperin 2010
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I think diminishing attention spans is a major one.
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Taylor and other consumer advocates have said the problem spans from the loan origination that inflated the housing bubble to the failure to modify mortgages after it burst, not simply when a foreclosure is already inevitable.
Gibbs: White House 'Committed To Holding Accountable Any Bank That Has Violated The Law' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Unusually high ocean temperatures damaged the coral reefs off the Maldives 'shores this year, signaling the start of a global bleaching event that now spans from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path Juliet Eilperin 2010
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The change is not just in the decorating approach but also the moods as the use of colors spans from the ultra modern and minimalist black and white stripes, to the use of lively purples and diligent yellows.
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The new report projecting future life spans is based on death certificates from 2006.
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