pervasive
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“I remember walking on set and there was a pervasive nervous energy. But we could feel when we got it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
People are just afraid or they don’t want the hassle, and it is pervasive.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
They also spoke out against "pervasive, opaque and harmful industrial subsidies, market-distortive practices of state-owned enterprises, and all forms of forced technology transfer".
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
It is, of course, the pervasive smell of jet fuel.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
He knew that cultural legacies matter—that they are powerful and pervasive and that they persist, long after their original usefulness has passed.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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