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proliferation

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


NOUN
increase
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While the proliferation of AI raises what Radke calls “legitimate concerns around seat compression,” he believes the company has “ample offsetting growth levers” that could more than offset any declines in traditional seat expansion.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The proliferation of wearable devices, direct-to-consumer testing, and more personalized forms of care, such as concierge medicine, has made it easier to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Last week, a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found that we’re moving backward on the issue of nuclear proliferation in pretty much every way.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

All of this makes fighting the proliferation of shadow fleet ships a game of whack-a-mole.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

What happens in a cell to change its orderly multiplication into the wild and uncontrolled proliferation of cancer?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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