wide-reaching

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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

When it encounters an antigen-presenting molecule, however, the structure opens and extends outward, resembling a wide-reaching motion.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 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

The amplifications come amid concerns that Musk, who has taken an increasingly extreme tone, has an enormously wide-reaching platform.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

On every side ancient oaks and wide-reaching elms cast a grateful shade. 

From Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)