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"What the Pope is telling us is that what matters is spiritual nourishment, and not the materialism that is so prevalent today," he said, outside a luxury jewelry store.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
It’s been years since her last job hunt, and Carr is learning how difficult the search is now — and how fakes and scammers seem more believable and prevalent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The tactic is especially prevalent among the department’s elite Metropolitan Division and anti-gang units, several of which have come under investigation in recent years for failing to document the stops and improper searches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Druckenmiller’s process in crafting the op-ed drives home how prevalent AI tools have become in executives’ everyday lives and public messaging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
That boat design represented a major advance over the simple dugout canoes prevalent among traditional peoples living on inland waterways throughout the world.
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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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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