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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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Renaissance’s Kennedy said quantum computing is closer than it has ever been to widespread commercialization.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Bass, a former legislator who served in Sacramento and Washington, is in the biggest fight of her political career, campaigning for reelection amid widespread voter discontent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The videos have attracted widespread attention on social media, where audiences have praised their emotional resonance and message about self-acceptance.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In “The Permanent Problem,” Brink Lindsey contends that capitalism has “delivered” in providing mass abundance, but now that “the task is to convert material plenty into widespread spiritual riches, it is floundering.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It is now widespread all over the world, and unless it is put down soon it will do great evil.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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