pervade
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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
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
Speaking to the BBC on a break from work, she says images of bodies in Maui pervade her social media feeds.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2023
Those of us in the civil rights community are not immune to the racial stereotypes that pervade media imagery and political rhetoric; nor do we operate outside of the political context.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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“In the culture of fear that pervades the PLA, these new appointees may not give Xi the frank advice he needs,” Wuthnow said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 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
Behind this though was another anxiety, one that pervades Cambodian history: that of being a smaller country surrounded by more powerful neighbours.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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
How can I make you see it, this strange harsh light which pervades Homer’s landscapes and illumines the dialogues of Plato, an alien light, inarticulable in our common tongue?
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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
French-American author Lauren Elkin, who writes on art and culture, said a mythology pervaded that she was "this reclusive spinster that never left her house and lived at home with her cat making her paintings".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 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 I feel serene, at peace, pervaded with indifference.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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“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 yet misery was the burden, the pervading, killing burden.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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