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[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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But a myriad of hurdles stand in the way of widespread deployment.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Influencers stand to profit persuading men there’s a widespread “masculinity crisis,” the researchers found, noting that 72% of the accounts they analyzed had a stake in testosterone supplements and treatments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mineral NPs are already widespread throughout Earth's natural environments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Over the last two decades, Chinese football has been plagued with a funding crisis and widespread corruption which have resulted in lifetime bans for some players, referees and club officials.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

His claims provoked a widespread concern with the replication of his experiments precisely because the viability of Aristotelian orthodoxy was now at stake.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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