be widespread
Example Sentences
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A Riverside County beekeeper lost millions of bees in last week’s Verona fire and warns that the effects of the devastation will be widespread.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Gales will be widespread with gusts reaching 50-60mph with a few stronger gusts possible in the Hebrides for a short time.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
"But similar evolutionary signatures in primates suggest this kind of compensatory evolution may be widespread and studying it could clarify how genomes retain ancient functions while adapting to ever-shifting threats," Levine says.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
With NIS supplying over 80 percent of Serbia's diesel and petrol, the effects could be widespread, Belgrade-based economist Goran Radosavljevic told AFP.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
The fact that the story does not seem to be widespread in the Islands suggests that its introduction was recent, while the separate incidents point to some Finnish or Russian version as source.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill