prevalent
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"This form of disinformation is particularly prevalent in salacious circumstances such as the JP Morgan case, where those involved can be targeted for further humiliation through exaggerated depictions of their alleged sordid actions," Scheirer added.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But I’d argue that the Bro-tox trend is significantly less prevalent in the real world than in Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Det Ch Insp Nik Jethwa, head of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, said ghost broking had become "increasingly prevalent", with criminals using social media to push fake policies.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
What’s Next: The rapid growth of mobile devices has made Arm the most prevalent instruction set in the world and has created a huge ecosystem of chips, software, and developers.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
In reality, I regularly observe in New Guinea that native societies there differ greatly from each other in their prevalent outlooks.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing prevalent
30 GRE Words Beginning with "P"
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