prevalent
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While emotional-support animals may provide a service, the promotion of pets to emotional-support status appears as prevalent as grade inflation in today’s colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But I’d argue that the Bro-tox trend is significantly less prevalent in the real world than in Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Det Ch Insp Nik Jethwa, head of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, said ghost broking had become "increasingly prevalent", with criminals using social media to push fake policies.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
What they’re mixed on, however, is whether the substance is particularly overlooked or prevalent in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Well, it'll be prevalent in my increasingly hellish existence.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing prevalent
30 GRE Words Beginning with "P"
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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