widespread

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“At no point has a tax protest that I’m aware of — other than the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion — been sufficiently widespread or strong enough to cause any kind of national response,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Black wants those people who are now feeling the “fire in their bones” at the perceived widespread injustice being inflicted on the most vulnerable Americans to take a deep breath.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

In March, SEW chief executive David Hinton told councillors in East Sussex that the widespread supply failures earlier in the year had been the result of freeze-thaw conditions causing burst pipes, followed by Storm Goretti.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If chemosynthetic microbial communities were more widespread than previously believed, their fossils may be more common as well.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Departing from Goedart’s example, she also included eggs, declaring boldly that eggs were the source of every caterpillar despite widespread public belief in spontaneous generation of insects.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman