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pervasive

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /


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Harmon said that ICE’s presence, especially in south Minneapolis, has become pervasive to the point where residents are bound to encounter ICE.

From Salon

And still others poked fun at how ineffective internal investigations can be at rooting out problem officers and pervasive police shootings.

From Los Angeles Times

But despite the destruction and the pervasive threat of climate change in California, dogged survivors refuse to move away.

From Barron's

The prevailing theme is the public’s pervasive distrust of virtually every institution in American life.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But there needs to be limits, lest drone surveillance becomes pervasive and changes what it’s like to be out in public in America,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal