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Recent Examples of widespread Critics blame the disaster on government corruption, fueling widespread discontent. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 There was plenty of testimony of past episodes of widespread regime brutality, such as the crushing of a Shiite uprising in 1991. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025 Such widespread infections increase the opportunities for the virus to spread to dairy workers, according to infectious disease experts. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 More politics news: The Trump administration rescinded an order to put a widespread freeze on most federal grants and loans amid significant criticism. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for widespread 
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  • In the first study of its kind, scientists have used extensive data to identify that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a significantly lower life expectancy than their neurotypical peers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Perhaps more revealing than the extensive discussion of safeguards was the level of respect city officials gave a business dedicated simply to getting people high.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • This might be less true among the broader public, which may or may not have much of an opinion about USAID, and more among members of Congress (who gathered outside the agency to protest its dismantling) and the press.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The paper said authorities have issued a broad request for police to detain Zajko.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After the plan was finalized in 2016, Scofield faced the thankless task of balancing clean energy with a wide range of competing interests — not just conservation but also hiking, camping, off-roading, mining and more.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Sean Kelly Gallery, which has participated in the last seven editions of Maco, brought a wide range of artists at prices ranging from $12,000 to $225,000, with some emphasis on Latin American artists on the roster, including Ana González and Jose Dávila.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • Meta said the sweeping policy shift was the result of the changing legal landscape for DEI. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai was one of the tech CEOs with prime seating as Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20 in the Capitol rotunda.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
  • In 2023, the task force released a groundbreaking report filled with over 100 policy recommendations, ranging from financial compensation to sweeping reforms in education, housing, and criminal justice.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • There’s no way to justify the drop in targets from 170 and 171 in his first two years in Miami to 123, and the precipitous drop in deep throws.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
  • There were deep gender, racial, and partisan differences.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Widespread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widespread. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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