pervasive
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The exploding popularity of prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi with young staffers who have access to this information has created a pervasive temptation that is growing in advance of November’s elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
But still, that fear of running out because of a long-term-care need is pervasive.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I remember walking on set and there was a pervasive nervous energy. But we could feel when we got it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Hot pepper sauce in Caribbean cuisine is as pervasive as ketchup in the US.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
But equally pervasive, it seemed, was the credulity of evil.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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