be widespread
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A Riverside County beekeeper lost millions of bees in last week’s Verona fire and warns that the effects of the devastation will be widespread.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"But similar evolutionary signatures in primates suggest this kind of compensatory evolution may be widespread and studying it could clarify how genomes retain ancient functions while adapting to ever-shifting threats," Levine says.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 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
It is a disease which, even under the best of circumstances, cannot always be prevented; but with care there should never again be widespread outbreaks in camps themselves.
From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez