proliferation
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Its relative power has decreased, the size and sophistication of its primary rival are greater, and the battlefield is more dangerous due to the proliferation of cheap weaponry that can defeat even expensive systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
On Monday he warned "the drivers" of nuclear weapons proliferation were accelerating.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
McDermott said that the RPO momentum should dispel bearish concerns that ServiceNow’s business will be hurt by the proliferation of cheaper AI tools.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Yet that’s no reason to abandon the NPT, which has been remarkably effective at preventing proliferation among member states from South Korea to South Africa and Libya.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
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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Into Thin Air
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