extensive

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Cuenca has a modern tram system and an extensive city bus network and each costs 35 cents a ride and half-price for seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

She’s done extensive research showing that food insecurity is strongly associated with major maternal depressive symptoms; she points to research focused on the association between food insecurity and suicidal ideation and attempts in teenagers.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

In some places, the damage is too extensive and for some there is nothing to go back to at all.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He’s somewhat delighted by the Norman Rockwell-esque scene he walks into, detailing his surroundings in extensive voicemails to his estranged wife that serve as a narration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And almost 150 years later, Charles Darwin used his own extensive collections from his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle to verify his ideas about evolution.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman