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pervasive

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /


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Hot pepper sauce in Caribbean cuisine is as pervasive as ketchup in the US.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

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

Across the San Gabriel Valley, the article finds a pervasive sense of economic strain and declining faith in upward mobility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He knew that cultural legacies matter—that they are powerful and pervasive and that they persist, long after their original usefulness has passed.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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