far and wide

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Apart from climate concerns, strikes on energy infrastructure, oil tankers and military targets pollute the surrounding air and water and spread highly toxic chemicals far and wide, experts say.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Supreme Court opened the floodgates for lawyers to spread their names and faces far and wide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

It has also provoked speculation far and wide over the impact of any outside intervention.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

In recent months, fake council posts have been spread far and wide - with one content creator even refusing to remove them as "it was making them money", according to one local authority.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

For many years we used to go out every now and again and look for the Entwives, walking far and wide and calling them by their beautiful names.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien