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prevalence

[prev-uh-luhns] / ˈprɛv ə ləns /


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The big problem, they warned, was the prevalence of tall concrete buildings atop soft soils — the kind that amplify shaking when an earthquake strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

"If you look over the last 20, 30 years, there has been a prevalence, especially in summer, of those sort of anticyclonic conditions that are making heatwaves more likely," Buontempo told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

That said, Edwards is clear-eyed about the prevalence of scammers in the used-gadget market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Both films are disarmingly earnest studies of the prevalence and importance of memory in lives steeped in grief.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The explanation, Bohr recognized, lay in the prevalence of distinct uranium isotopes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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