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pervade

[per-veyd] / pərˈveɪd /


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Its technologies not only pervade the modern world; they buttress the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

As 10-minute online deliveries by "quick commerce" apps like Zomato, BlinkIt and Zepto pervade urban India, hundreds of thousands of neighbourhood stores across cities have closed down.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2025

Even in its earliest manifestations, there was a peculiar combination of grooving energy and inherent sadness in their music that would pervade their hitmaking efforts with Fleetwood Mac and beyond.

From Salon Oct. 18, 2024

Latin American experiences of otherness and progress pervade the new writing, particularly the label of “developing country,” rendered meaningless in distant futures or by alien invasions.

From New York Times Jun. 10, 2023

But these were phenomena of the pre-industrial era, before the flowering of the industries whose products were to pervade the environment of almost every living thing.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“The Aztec culture pervades Mexico City’s daily life today in a thousand subtle ways,” Romero says, passing me a bowl of roasted grasshoppers, a crunchy pre-Hispanic snack.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2026

Such skittishness pervades every step of the off-site development process, said Apoorva Pasricha, chief operation officer at Cloud Apartments, a San Francisco-based start-up.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

The smell of fresh leather goods pervades the air.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

Even in the daytime it seems dark; and at night, when the lights are on, this darkness pervades everything, like a fog.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Sources indicated there was a 'we will be fine' culture at the club - something that pervaded the club's relegation from the Premier League in 2023.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

A similar style pervaded the June 14 “No Kings” nationwide protests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

Despite the corruption that pervaded his administration, Chávez presided over resource redistribution and significant reductions in poverty levels.

From Slate Jan. 15, 2026

But this time he fit right in and felt the happiness that pervaded the memory.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

“AI is pervading and impacting every sector,” said Chintalapalli.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

But the office’s pervading atmosphere of hard work and quiet focus felt uncannily similar to its big-screen analog.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

In retrospect, its uncompromising litmus tests and chilly demeanor were real weaknesses, creating a pervading fear that any false step could expel one from good graces, and that a return trip was always, always treacherous.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2026

Like “Bridgerton,” our “Heated Rivalry” obsession is related to a hollow longing for connection pervading society right now.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2026

And at the same time, keeping pace with these longings, our distaste for the city grew and grew and became a sweeping, pervading hatred.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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