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pervasive

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /


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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

They broke the barrier between art and civic action, linking freedom of expression to longstanding demands for civil liberties for the general population in a country where surveillance is pervasive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the wealthy finance hub to resolve housing woes that are the result of decades of pervasive inequality, an acute housing shortage and eye-watering rents.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

People are just afraid or they don’t want the hassle, and it is pervasive.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

But equally pervasive, it seemed, was the credulity of evil.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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