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proliferation

[pruh-lif-uh-rey-shuhn] / prəˌlɪf əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
increase
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“As product proliferation occurs in the edgier parts of the market,” says Dave Mazza, chief executive of ETF manager Roundhill Investments, “it’s incumbent on investors to do more homework.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But proliferation assumes a state or non-state actor trying to acquire weapons covertly.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Manu Narayan, GitLab’s CIO, said the software-development tool maker’s existing governance and guardrails are “holding the line” in preventing too much AI agent proliferation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

With the proliferation of artificial intelligence, everyone will have their own personal shopper in their pocket.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

What happens in a cell to change its orderly multiplication into the wild and uncontrolled proliferation of cancer?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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