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proliferate

[pruh-lif-uh-reyt] / prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt /


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

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

If predictions turn out to be true, in a few years agents will proliferate to the point where they outnumber people on enterprise networks.

From Barron's • May 8, 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

Economists expect more turbulence and friction in the global economy as these economic weapons proliferate, piling costs onto consumers and businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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




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