widespread

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"Hacks" hit HBO Max in May 2021 to widespread critical acclaim.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“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

The result was bold, widespread resistance by the colonists, a protest that could well be regarded as a prelude to revolution.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler