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proliferation

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


NOUN
increase
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The proliferation of satellites is an “existential threat” to the observatory’s work, said J. Anthony Tyson, its chief scientist, who is best known for mapping dark matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

All of this informs the zombie’s continued proliferation across popular culture, in films like “World War Z” and shows such as “The Last of Us” and “The Walking Dead.”

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Any proliferation in these areas could fuel another risk-off period.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The researchers confirmed that the compound's ability to reduce inflammation, slow abnormal cell proliferation, and encourage apoptosis depended on its influence over ACOT1, the arachidonic acid pathway, and the downstream JAK-STAT/PI3K-AKT signaling pathways.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

To Clement, the proliferation of names suggests the plant was used for many purposes by many cultures.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Though cyanobacteria is a naturally occurring microorganism, sometimes conditions conspire to create huge proliferations called blooms that can create problems that range from obnoxious to toxic.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2020

Gen. Jeff Sessions to adopt website regulations, saying the absence of such regulations “only fuels the proliferations of these suits.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2018

One of the many recent proliferations of an invasive species concerns the Asian carp in the United States.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018

There’s a tendency in prequels and sequels and the like to make things tidy, which Ryman’s proliferations of Dorothys and Scarecrows is not.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2014

It is generally, though not always, developed from the endoderm, either as hollow outgrowths containing prolongations of the enteric cavity, which become the coelom, or as solid proliferations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various


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