But they were spread over a wide area of southern Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

Libyan media showed wreckage of the plane spread over a wide field, with rescue and emergency workers on the scene.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

a 15-kilometer-wide barrier of trees that would cross 11 countries and halt the spread of the Sahara.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

There's wide-spread speculation that Vladimir Putin will again run for president in the 2012 elections.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Kerry,during a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is credited with playing a key role in convincing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to enter a run-off election, following wide-spread corruption that tainted the initial contest in August.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26