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prevalence

[prev-uh-luhns] / ˈprɛv ə ləns /


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“We used this estimate to scale down the 94% CTE prevalence in our brain bank to a 74.5% CTE prevalence among all deceased former NFL players,” said Gallini, a Boston University PhD candidate in Biostatistics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

TikTok’s CEO said AI-generated videos on the platform are attracting a smaller share of views than their prevalence might suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Obesity prevalence in this age group has quadrupled since 1990, rising from 2% to 8%.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

My follow-up conversation with Mishra brought up another change afoot in America beyond our aging demographics: the prevalence of GLP-1 usage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The lyrics retain images of early American life: the one-room schoolhouse, the rural environment, no industrial noise and automobiles, and the prevalence of animals.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"Obviously poverty is likely to play an important role, but other countries with similar per capita incomes have lower prevalences of child stunting," said Doak.

From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2013

Given a world without religious faith, in full social revolution, with possibilities of wealth and power dangled before every man's eyes—what can you expect but the prevalences of a more or less ferocious egoism?

From Our Friend the Charlatan by George Gissing


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