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pervasive

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /


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People are just afraid or they don’t want the hassle, and it is pervasive.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

To begin with, there’s its ingratiating style, leisurely but leavened with wit and chutzpah, as well as Fiedler’s pervasive disdain for the sentimental and ersatz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They also spoke out against "pervasive, opaque and harmful industrial subsidies, market-distortive practices of state-owned enterprises, and all forms of forced technology transfer".

From Barron's • May 6, 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

Around the men was the familiar pervasive stench of the whaling factory—smelling almost as bad as they did themselves.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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