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prevalence

[prev-uh-luhns] / ˈprɛv ə ləns /


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The Times previously reported the prevalence of tee-time brokering, in which scores of local golfers shared frustrations over their inability to secure a tee time on public courses in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Despite its growing prevalence, effective treatments remain relatively limited.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Cotton fibers have been found in human lungs, but research on their prevalence and effects is limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

For many diseases, it is impossible or impracticable to collect detailed, local-level prevalence data.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But there existed in the Western world an element that baffled and frightened the Communist party: the prevalence of self-achieved literacy.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

"Obviously poverty is likely to play an important role, but other countries with similar per capita incomes have lower prevalences of child stunting," said Doak.

From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2013

Given a world without religious faith, in full social revolution, with possibilities of wealth and power dangled before every man's eyes—what can you expect but the prevalences of a more or less ferocious egoism?

From Our Friend the Charlatan by George Gissing




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