proliferation
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In graduate school he studied with scientists who had worked on the Manhattan Project, and he worried that supporting nuclear energy could lead to the proliferation of weapons.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
Much of the increased prices for memory and storage components - particularly Ram, a form of computer memory - have been attributed to a proliferation of data centres needed to power the AI boom.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
However, the rapid proliferation of advanced antiaircraft missiles by foreign adversaries has diminished the effectiveness of this strategy.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Expectations of the proliferation of AI across industries and in consumer applications were premised on a massive build-out of the data centers needed to support the technology.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The proliferation of many similar languages in the Philippines and Indonesia merely reflects the fact that the islands never underwent a political and cultural unification, as did China.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing proliferation
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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Vocabulary from the Vice-Presidential Debate, October 4, 2016
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