rampant
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Critics argue that the rampant commercialization of consumers’ social lives will fail once people start to tire of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Back then, there was no freedom of speech, human rights abuses were rampant and the rights of women in particular were severely restricted, he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The UN rights office called for more action to tackle rampant corruption and impunity in the poorest country in the Americas.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Like most Americans, we had never seen a McDonald’s, though rumors of their existence were rampant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In an effort to address the rampant joblessness among black men labeled criminals, a growing number of advocates in recent years have launched Ban the Box campaigns.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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