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proliferate

[pruh-lif-uh-rayt] / prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt /


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One reason Devitt is still bullish on Amazon is that he believes customers are still likely to start their shopping journeys on Amazon’s site, even as AI agents proliferate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

But as fried-chicken deals proliferate among its rivals, Saleh said that McDonald’s is now stuck in a “game of chicken,” with “no choice but to play.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The statewide effort to proliferate Flock cameras comes as backlash is mounting over the surveillance, including from some members of the Legislature, where the $1 fee was approved without opposition.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

He saw that the world was facing a choice between a path where proprietary models like those from Anthropic or OpenAI dominate the field, and another where open-weight models proliferate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Now we are wondering whether nuclear weapons will proliferate around the world by the same often-violent process, from the eight countries that presently possess them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Some of that message is getting through to younger generations today, as well, as the information about tax strategy proliferates.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

As AI-generated content proliferates, Taylor Swift becomes the latest celebrity to seek trademark protections for her voice and image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

“The Murder Game” proliferates taxonomies of its own, which often overlap and can become repetitive, especially when the same material is repeated across different chapters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

“With significant near-term opportunities ahead as AEC adoption proliferates across hyperscalers and as new products ramp to production, we expect Credo to beat current consensus estimates.”

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The implanted epidermis proliferates and forms a small cyst.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

Messages of support with the hashtag #IAmJaneDoe have proliferated on TikTok, X and Instagram, with users claiming to be the alleged victim in a bid to make it harder to identify her.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

As internet cafes proliferated, Romania also saw its rates of cybercrime skyrocket to one of the highest in the world, according to the State Department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, conjectures about the impact of a deal or non-deal have proliferated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The rear garden was a tangled jungle in which every type of plant and flower had proliferated and where Clara’s birds kept up a steady din, along with many generations of cats and dogs.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Still, the view that deteriorating housing affordability has made it more attractive for young Americans to build net worth in assets other than housing is proliferating.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Stocks and ETFs promising monthly or even weekly income are proliferating, but frequent payouts can obscure volatility and weak total returns.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

These massive sites, which are proliferating across the country, produce loud noise and pollution, rely on enormous amounts of water and electricity, tax power grids and inflate utility bills.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Restaurants are trying to make their proliferating fashion collaborations more appealing for everyday wear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Chagrin reproducing and proliferating, as if they would ever run short.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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