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Det Ch Insp Nik Jethwa, head of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, said ghost broking had become "increasingly prevalent", with criminals using social media to push fake policies.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Higher-for-longer rates mean such assets are going to stay prevalent.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
And as adolescents get phones at younger ages, the behavior is becoming more prevalent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The most prevalent use for agents has been writing code, something that’s accelerated in the past year.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
That boat design represented a major advance over the simple dugout canoes prevalent among traditional peoples living on inland waterways throughout the world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing prevalent
30 GRE Words Beginning with "P"
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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