pervasive
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“As falling prices strained the social fabric, the buoyant optimism of boom years gave way to a pervasive mood of pessimism.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the wealthy finance hub to resolve housing woes that are the result of decades of pervasive inequality, an acute housing shortage and eye-watering rents.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
People are just afraid or they don’t want the hassle, and it is pervasive.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The dust at this busy recycling plant is pervasive and the steady noise of hoppers and conveyor belts makes this a challenging environment to work in.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
But equally pervasive, it seemed, was the credulity of evil.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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