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

A genre as wide-reaching and weird as this one doesn’t need golden statues to be legitimized.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

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 chartered companies which were formed during this period for trade with the Indies and the New World have had a more wide-reaching influence in history.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various