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extensively

[ik-sten-siv-lee] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪv li /
ADVERB
widely
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The other – Bruce Schneier – has extensively studied the security infrastructure enabling this.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Two of the vessel's hantavirus victims -- a married Dutch couple -- had traveled extensively in Argentina for four months, with forays into Chile and Uruguay.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The judgement as to how far a victim can also be termed an accomplice is nuanced, says Bridgette Carr, professor of clinical law at Michigan University, who has worked extensively with victims of human trafficking.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

He has written extensively about two fatal crashes of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets in 2018 and 2019 and their aftermath.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Cronkite spoke extensively with journalists and reporters who’d been in Vietnam for months or years, and asked for their honest opinions.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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