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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

But with “Young Mothers,” the filmmakers pare back the desperate stakes that often pervade their movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026

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

“And I just don’t think it will be controlled. I think it will pervade the culture.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

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 smell of fresh leather goods pervades the air.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

In a time when contentious terminology pervades public discourse, the astute chronicling and monitoring of language is essential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

Yet in the erasure of history, in the paralyzing censorship that pervades many parts of the world, we risk forgetting the lessons of the past.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025

She sat on the patchy grass and grasped at the sense of melancholy that pervades the Fighting Oligarchy tour.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025

Though he settled in France, the quality that most pervades Chopin’s style is homesickness for his native Poland.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Gold and silver futures settled lower for the third consecutive day as a risk-off sentiment pervaded markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

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

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

His breath went away, like the ball—a terrible stillness pervaded him—and then, at the onset of panic, his breath came back again.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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

The 17th-century painter’s depiction of the biblical figure, who has left behind her life of sin, is a work of entrancing details and pervading stillness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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

There was the drenching hospitality in the pervading smell of sweet magnolias.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright