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prevalence

[prev-uh-luhns] / ˈprɛv ə ləns /


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Past-year prevalence of any mental illness among adults reached 23.1% in 2022, with young adults at 36.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The government has also suggested that "red days" - when conditions are considered favourable for crossing the Channel - and the prevalence of overcrowded boats has increased in recent years.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The company remains profitable and generates solid cash flow in a segment of healthcare with high demand amid an aging population and increased prevalence of chronic diseases.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But soon, nonrhoticity’s prevalence in London made it fashionable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

But there existed in the Western world an element that baffled and frightened the Communist party: the prevalence of self-achieved literacy.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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