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proliferation

[pruh-lif-uh-rey-shuhn] / prəˌlɪf əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
increase
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For investors, the framing that applies here is the one used for cybersecurity a decade ago, when the proliferation of connected devices made security spending nondiscretionary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Future rates are a concern, given the proliferation of artificial-intelligence data centers and the loads of electricity they are forecast to consume.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The rapid proliferation of drones has made many of those weapons less relevant, and spurred Ukrainian rag-tag arms producers to become global leaders in drone warfare and anti-drone systems.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

These changes were accompanied by inflammation, DNA damage, and increased cell proliferation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

During lunch, commenting with General Moncada about that disconcerting proliferation, she expressed the desire for Colonel Aureliano Buendía to come back someday and gather all of his sons together in the house.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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