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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In Ms. Haynes’s gorgeous and immersive prose, a world before widespread mechanization unfolds.

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

This was the first major civil rights victory won through widespread public protests.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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