rampant
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Vandalism has been rampant, with graffiti appearing on the historic structure almost daily.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
“One of the major problems is upcoding and it’s just rampant fraud throughout the system, as you point out, and we are fixing that now for the first time,” Kennedy said.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
“At a time of rampant threats to our democratic system, we must strengthen and defend the integrity of our elections to reaffirm that our government is of, by, and for the people,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Like most Americans, we had never seen a McDonald’s, though rumors of their existence were rampant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The crowding, poor nutrition, and lack of hygiene made disease rampant; from typhus to scarlet fever, from malnutrition to psychosis, illness of some kind struck nearly every family.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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