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Recent Examples of full-blown For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown. Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024 But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time. WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
  • The time would seem to be ripe for the release of the aforementioned songs; reps for Cornell and the bandmembers did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • The Taiwan issue is also ripe for compromise and would strongly enhance a U.S.-China détente.
    J. Tedford Tyler, Time, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even for mature technologies like solar PV, projects located in high-risk regions, such as many parts of Africa, face a ‘risk premium’ which raises the CoC compared with lower-risk regions.
    Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The Saint-Avold region is strategically located and boasts a skilled workforce and mature logistics infrastructure.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025

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“Full-blown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blown. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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