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Those comments spread like wildfire online, leading social media users to call for a boycott of the company.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
This in turn led to larger, more violent clashes across Syria, and by the time the military, backed by tanks and snipers, rolled into Daraa the following month, the demonstrations had spread like wildfire across Syria, followed by a vicious crackdown.
—Hala Gorani, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Colonial-era anti-homosexuality laws remain in place in large parts of the continent and the American right’s messaging on culture war issues has spread like wildfire on African social media.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
After Relli’s testimony on Tuesday (Jan. 28), the video spread like wildfire online, with multiple netizens offering their opinion.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
This in turn led to larger, more violent clashes across Syria, and by the time the military, backed by tanks and snipers, rolled into Daraa the following month, the demonstrations had spread like wildfire across Syria, followed by a vicious crackdown.
—Hala Gorani, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Colonial-era anti-homosexuality laws remain in place in large parts of the continent and the American right’s messaging on culture war issues has spread like wildfire on African social media.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
After Relli’s testimony on Tuesday (Jan. 28), the video spread like wildfire online, with multiple netizens offering their opinion.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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