pervasive
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Guilt is pervasive in the opera, Saariaho’s last before her death in 2023, yet it is called “Innocence,” a reflection of its deep humanity, and the idea that tragedy can also encompass survival and forgiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The film explores fear — a sentiment Lapid believes is pervasive today.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Mitu Gulati explains how the pervasive use of boilerplate contracts is creating a legal crisis.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
It hung in the hot, humid air, rich, rank, pervasive.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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