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prevalence

[prev-uh-luhns] / ˈprɛv ə ləns /


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The study found that the maximum possible prevalence of CTE was about 97%, and that the true rate “is somewhere in the middle,” Daneshvar said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Based on the prevalence of IBD in the UK, the researchers estimate that 15,000 to 20,000 patients nationwide could carry these harmful antibodies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Obesity prevalence in this age group has quadrupled since 1990, rising from 2% to 8%.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

My follow-up conversation with Mishra brought up another change afoot in America beyond our aging demographics: the prevalence of GLP-1 usage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The surveys found a range of prevalence of “Internet addiction” among young people and adults across the globe.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

"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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