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proliferate

[pruh-lif-uh-reyt] / prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt /


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Change has become the norm, black swans proliferate like starlings, and the ability to navigate through the flux makes the difference between outsize success and obsolescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

As tools developed by Anthropic and OpenAI proliferate, fears grow that all sorts of business services and software companies will be displaced.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Recent advances that could open the way to quicker drug development are driving some of those investments—although it may still be some time before AI-concocted drugs proliferate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“Given the rate of AI progress, it will not be long before such capabilities proliferate, potentially beyond actors who are committed to deploying them safely.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He had no intention of seeing laws proliferate and multiply.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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