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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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A spokesperson for Newsom said California is “aggressively pursuing widespread electrification” but would not burden survivors with “additional mandates and red tape.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 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

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

Although ABT-263 worked in mice, it is too toxic for widespread use in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

There was thus nothing automatic about the widespread adoption of the clock which took place in medieval Europe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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