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pervasive

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /


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But perhaps the most pervasive problem is the speed at which people fly down the road, he said, recalling trucks racing each other and kids doing wheelies on dirt bikes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Misuse of therapy speak, or the casual use of clinical psychology terms, is a pervasive problem, and one that therapists note actually shuts down communication, as opposed to improving it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The idea that nearly everyone born on the land became a citizen was so pervasive as to have a name: jus soli, or “the right of the soil.”

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The slowdown will be similar to roaming abroad with a data-limited SIM card, Taiwan officials said, describing what could be an unusual experience for a population accustomed to fast, pervasive mobile internet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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