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profusion

[pruh-fyoo-zhuhn] / prəˈfyu ʒən /


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But horror stories have been around forever — and never in such profusion as they are now, to the point that there is little new under the bloody sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

No background study is necessary to join the membership of Mr. Berry’s readers, though the profusion of titles might seem overwhelming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

He certainly is not advocating violent demonstrations but even a profusion of peaceful protests elsewhere would still require an increase in public-order policing.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

There’s also evidence that the profusion of bodies and nightmarish scenes that characterize Mitchell’s later work started to creep in before he went to Vietnam.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Vermont’s mountains are comparatively soft and rolling, and its profusion of dairy farms gives it a more welcoming and inhabited feel.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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