pervade
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Chilling films and Lynchian surrealism pervade the tracklist of “Be Sweet to Me,” which relies on symbolic lyricism to illustrate coming-of-age stories.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Bell Labs, the legendary research-and-development organization, created foundational innovations like transistors that pervade the modern world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Even in its earliest manifestations, there was a peculiar combination of grooving energy and inherent sadness in their music that would pervade their hitmaking efforts with Fleetwood Mac and beyond.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
Speaking to the BBC on a break from work, she says images of bodies in Maui pervade her social media feeds.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023
But these were phenomena of the pre-industrial era, before the flowering of the industries whose products were to pervade the environment of almost every living thing.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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