rampant
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Villanueva said he and many of the deputies he talks to feel that crime has run rampant since he left office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Measles is rampant in the Amish community," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“This is a rampant issue in our society, and I end up talking to people all over the place that that is a top issue for them in their life,” Hines added.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Doomsday warnings about artificial intelligence are replete with claims that AI-enabled cheating is pervasive, that students will soon abandon college en masse, and that for those who remain, rampant credentialism will quash the liberal-arts spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The next day, Shumach wrote humorously of the assembled onlookers at the match: “Chess spectators are like Dodger fans with laryngitis—men with rampant emotions but muted voices.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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