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popular

[pop-yuh-ler] / ˈpɒp jə lər /




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This has proved popular with Maryland’s hospital industry, as the share of hospital care funded by Medicare and Medicaid has increased over time, yielding $2 billion a year in additional revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Helicopter services have become increasingly popular among pilgrims seeking to avoid difficult mountain journeys, but their safety has come under scrutiny following a series of accidents.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It would be a tenuous, probably short-lived government, since the two leaders—and their followers—hate each other, but it would presumably be a popular move for the short term.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to glyphosate-based herbicides since it acquired the US agrichemical group Monsanto, developer of the popular Roundup weedkiller, in 2018.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

But after a few weeks of appearances, the spirits were proving to be a bit less popular than usual.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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