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proliferate

[pruh-lif-uh-reyt] / prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt /


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But individual ticks are capable of carrying more than one disease simultaneously, and as their territories proliferate, healthcare professionals are warning Americans to pay attention to strange symptoms.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

This strategy is a long-term bet that domestic and international demand for gas continues to rise as energy hungry data centers proliferate and populations in Asia continue to grow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Defense applications in space will also proliferate in the coming years.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

There have also been concerns that bad actors have also seized on the restrictions placed on Iranian imagery to proliferate fakes online.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

He had no intention of seeing laws proliferate and multiply.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

“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 more an image proliferates in the world, the more nagging it is, and naturally, our brains twist these repetitive ideas into humor to blunt their obnoxiousness.

From Salon Oct. 9, 2025

Something comes, Perhaps, to whisper something in the ear That will exert itself against the mass That grows, proliferates; but for the rest The task is done.

From Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters

These privately owned e-scooters are illegal to ride on public roads across the UK, but they've proliferated regardless.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Look at the bitcoin ETFs, typical of the trendy funds that have proliferated in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Mineral extraction projects looking for copper, lithium and more have proliferated across the Argentine Andes.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Plants grew and bore fruit, branches proliferated, buds became flowers, clouds formed in ever-new ways and patterns, colors changed.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Cook also addressed Apple's impending public relaunch of Siri, an AI assistant that the company has seemingly struggled to make competitive in an era of proliferating AI chatbots from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Tiny new Christian schools, often operating in Sunday school spaces in churches, are proliferating.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

AI-generated influencers, virtual personalities and digital performers are already proliferating online, while entertainment companies continue to experiment with AI-created characters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Profit margins are improving; its chips are suddenly in high demand for AI data centers; industry partnerships are proliferating; and it’s been finding customers for the money-losing fab business.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Nor did they seem aware of the proliferating giant that was our field organization.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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