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This has led to widespread confusion about what these terms actually mean.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Driving is now so widespread that state-run television recently aired a two-part segment about updates to traffic laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
That’s difficult to square with the widespread belief that gold is a hedge against geopolitical risk.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
During the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, the team attracted widespread backing from supporters across the political spectrum.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
We were too big; the group was too large, the web too widespread.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature
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