be widespread
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"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
Public utilities impacted by power outages include AEP and Entergy, though the outages did not appear to be widespread.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
OTTAWA—Canada’s jobless rate fell sharply in November as hiring for a third month running blew past expectations, defying worries there would be widespread layoffs in response to the U.S. tariffs that have dented the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The Marsh Fritillary butterfly used to be widespread across the UK and Ireland but plummeted in the last century as farming practices changed.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
Such a temper must be widespread virulent among the many when, even in its worst acme, it can take such form in the few.”—Carlyle.
From The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 by Kelley, Florence
