far-ranging

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver said last month he was "deeply disturbed" by the far-ranging FBI probe into illegal gambling.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

In 1995, two decisions were made that had far-ranging consequences, dramatically changing the trajectory of U.S. leadership in rare earth elements.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

They were an appeal to be seen in the immediate sense of "to have an audience with," but took on far-ranging resonance.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

Williams, who originated the role of Lando Calrissian in “Star Wars,” appeared on Maher’s far-ranging podcast months after the release of his latest memoir, “What Have We Here? Portraits of a Life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Before him stood far-ranging ranks of men in mutual defiance, men at variance upon fundamental things, men in conflict over claims irreconcilable by God or man.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.