wide-reaching

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If this technology is brought into real-world use, it could have wide-reaching effects.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Since her election in March last year, the 42-year-old Zimbabwean former swimmer has launched a wide-reaching consultation on the future of the Olympic movement, while remaining tight-lipped about her own opinion on political issues.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Since it’s impossible for volunteer moderators, much less the broader company, to effectively screen all user-generated inputs at all times, this wide-reaching hurdle is intended to shield Reddit from any possible violations.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

The poll found that the fires had a wide-reaching effect on the physical and mental health of county residents, including those who lived far from the disaster zones.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Thus does the Babylonian Chronicle record the change of rulers, which was to have wide-reaching results for both countries.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge