proliferation

For all the challenges facing the Hollywood economy, the recent proliferation of new players in the awards race brings with it the hope and optimism of a new campaign.

The Crown Prince has spoken before about pursuing nuclear weapons, and the regional proliferation risk from civilian enrichment would be significant.

But with the advent of legal sports betting—and the proliferation of apps that make it easy to place wagers instantaneously on a smartphone—the prop bet became something else.

We were heartened to find that this mail-order boom is providing a proliferation of excellent options just as time-stressed home cooks are looking to lighten the holiday-hosting load, or outsource it entirely.

Wherever Mr. Fox travels, and especially in Hackney, in London’s East End, he has noted the rapid proliferation of craft breweries, quilters, potters, basket-makers.