widespread

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Officials have failed to halt pervasive fraud in the hospice industry despite promises of reforms five years ago after learning of widespread corruption that targeted vulnerable patients.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The Friday meeting comes as the White House races to prepare for Anthropic’s latest artificial-intelligence model, Mythos, which the company says could pose cybersecurity risks that cause widespread online disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Here, companies are offering good news despite rising energy prices and widespread worries about economic growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Still, for the oil shock’s impact to prove persistent and become more widespread within the U.S. economy, it would need to become embedded in consumers’ expectations around inflation—and that doesn’t appear likely.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

In fact, the use of these traditional rules for Western music is now so widespread that it is sometimes called common practice.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones