extensive

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The paper went through an extensive peer-review process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

But critics have questioned both the practicality and cost of the plan, noting that the island's infrastructure would likely require extensive reconstruction.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Nerones hope to avoid the many pitfalls by doing extensive research before jumping in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

This is given the Chinese energy major’s extensive pipeline assets and diversified supply sources, says the director.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Similarly, Native American farmers of the North American Great Plains grew crops in the river valleys, but farming of the tough sods on the extensive uplands had to await 19th-century Europeans and their animal-drawn plows.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond