be widespread

Example Sentences

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A Riverside County beekeeper lost millions of bees in last week’s Verona fire and warns that the effects of the devastation will be widespread.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

This allows them to refine their communication strategies in real time and generate what appears to be widespread public agreement.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

With NIS supplying over 80 percent of Serbia's diesel and petrol, the effects could be widespread, Belgrade-based economist Goran Radosavljevic told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

“AI adoption needs to be widespread, and with these strategies, we will help speed up the process,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Under such circumstances, and seeing there would be widespread ruin in the county, the estate would fetch far under its value.

From A Girl of the Commune by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)