widely read

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The paper became one of the most widely read articles in The Lancet in 2025.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Lee's subtle writing, and inviting, humorous style turned the book into a widely read hit and, she says, older men often attend her talks too.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Mr. Scott’s book deserves to be widely read as a superb introduction to the life of Themistocles and the foundations of democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Trump at the time called Merz "a very good man to deal with" and wryly said he could be "difficult" -- a comment that was however widely read as approving rather than critical.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Then, in one of the most widely read science journals in the world, she corrected her error: “Helen Lane, it seems, never lived. But Henrietta Lacks did, long protected by the pseudonym Helen Lane.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot