rife with
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: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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But the model and actress' legacy is rife with controversy.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
People forget that South Africa once had the bomb, and Ukraine was rife with atomic weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
You, me, a cranky little guy with white boots, a guy whose company was rife with Medicaid fraud.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
People forget that South Africa once had the bomb, and Ukraine was rife with atomic weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
You, me, a cranky little guy with white boots, a guy whose company was rife with Medicaid fraud.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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