far-reaching

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Fans online have hypothesised various dates - including some a bit far-reaching:

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Wary of being vulnerable to the whims of foreign governments, the European Union is preparing far-reaching new moves to ditch American digital companies and Chinese chips in favour of European alternatives.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants her Democratic Legislature to delay implementing New York’s far-reaching climate mandates because they’ll raise energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

To this reader, at least, it can hardly be argued that Mendel was unaware of the far-reaching implications of his study: he was trying to unlock the material basis and laws of heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee