be widespread

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If the body cannot produce this molecule properly, the consequences can be widespread.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Gales will be widespread with gusts reaching 50-60mph with a few stronger gusts possible in the Hebrides for a short time.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

OTTAWA—Canada’s jobless rate fell sharply in November as hiring for a third month running blew past expectations, defying worries there would be widespread layoffs in response to the U.S. tariffs that have dented the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

With NIS supplying over 80 percent of Serbia's diesel and petrol, the effects could be widespread, Belgrade-based economist Goran Radosavljevic told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Formulæ like these appear to be widespread among school-children, who extract a good deal of satisfaction from the magic meaning of these quaint expressions.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.