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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One succinct but memorable subplot features a veteran casting director, Rhonda (Tracie Thoms), who, in the space of just a few scenes with Misty, evokes an entire work history, rife with resentment but also grudging respect. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Gowanus is hardly the only postindustrial New York neighborhood rife with toxic waste — in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the extent of toxic contamination is still being uncovered and mitigated in an ad hoc fashion. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Ábrego Garcia was then sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador known as CECOT, which activists say is rife with abuses and where inmates are packed into cells and never allowed outside. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Besides, cinematic history is rife with critical and financial bombs that became beloved cult classics—Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner chief among them. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026