far-reaching

Example Sentences

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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants her Democratic Legislature to delay implementing New York’s far-reaching climate mandates because they’ll raise energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The case, which could have far-reaching implications for the industry, is expected to last several weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Kagan said the consequences of the ruling “are likely to be far-reaching and grave.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, there is little transparency and few resources to help people understand how inflation is decided on in the first place or how far-reaching its effects are across the economy.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

He sensed in the spreading unrest something unprecedented, “more threatening and far-reaching than anything that had occurred before.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson