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profuse

[pruh-fyoos, proh-] / prəˈfjus, proʊ- /


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South Africa is Africa’s most advanced country but has struggled to solve a profuse inequality that has kept millions in poverty three decades after the segregation of apartheid ended.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

When K-pop star Karina posted a handwritten apology on Instagram earlier in March, it was both contrite and profuse.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

Their results demonstrated that the increase in biomass was due to improved photosynthesis and a delicate balancing of life cycle transition between diffuse and profuse growth depending on nitrogen and carbon availability.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023

"We are shocked by how profuse the material is," said Marcos Cohen from the Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations, the Jewish group acting as plaintiff in the process.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023

The first signs of malaria include a teeth-chattering chill along with a pounding headache, followed by a dangerously high fever, and then profuse sweating.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple


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