rampant
Example Sentences
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Malaria is rampant at the camps, and last year, the miner said, he came home to find he had malaria, dengue fever and kidney failure.
But environmentalists who have long warned about the risks of rampant deforestation fear the current response will not solve the problem, and could even make it worse.
From Barron's
In the Guthrie case, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos felt compelled to issue a statement on a weekend clearing her family as suspects to tamp down the rampant speculation.
From Los Angeles Times
Madrid were rampant and Valverde netted a fine third in the 31st minute, moving into space on the edge of the box and curling into the top corner.
From Barron's
Indeed against Leicester, despite scoring six, a rampant Manchester City side will be disappointed not to have got more.
From BBC
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