pervasive
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It’s one of the many ways modern warfare has become invisible, pervasive and endless.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
“This is a pervasive problem. This isn’t a two-year problem or a four-year problem. It seems to be something that’s happening across the higher-education landscape,” Trellis Strategies’ Cornett said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
There’s a pervasive sense that maybe he could have won if he’d just done a few things differently—though what those things are is up for debate.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
“The bottom line is that this has been a pervasive problem, it remains a pervasive problem,” Garcia said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Futility, doom, became a smell in the air, pervasive and acrid as the dead smell after a forest fire—my scent and the world’s, the scent of trees, rocks, waterways wherever I went.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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