prevalent
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Age discrimination has become prevalent in the workplace, even if it’s hard to prove.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
"I would have been 13 at the time. I do not recall the first time I saw it exactly, because it was very prevalent as a meme," Parsons told AFP.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Sadly, his injury profile has been just as prevalent.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Those types of storms have been increasingly prevalent in recent years, fueling powerful winter storms even without the presence of El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
True, it had been noticed that skin cancer was prevalent among workers exposed to arsenic fumes in copper smelters and tin foundries in Cornwall and Wales.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing prevalent
30 GRE Words Beginning with "P"
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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