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prevalence

[prev-uh-luhns] / ˈprɛv ə ləns /


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The results suggest Nielsen has historically undercounted the prevalence of broadcast and cable relative to streaming, said Lopez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The Welsh government said it was not currently working to identify the prevalence of CTE among former players, and was "not aware" of other research.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

But California Adventure’s prevalence of dressed-up county fair-like rides failed to command crowds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Comparable NHS prevalence data were not available for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so those regions were not included in that portion of the analysis.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

But there existed in the Western world an element that baffled and frightened the Communist party: the prevalence of self-achieved literacy.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright