proliferation
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In 2020, DirecTV and AT&T struck a deal with Charter, not so much to liberate Dodgers fans as to help the parties maintain a shrinking base of subscribers amid a proliferation of video options.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
How can we fight the proliferation of conspiracy theories?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"This resulted in the proliferation of deals, nearly always with the 'other 14' clubs - Clubs who operate at much lower commercial fee levels than the global football brands," Maguire said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Chinese competitive threat will take time to emerge fully and he believes the proliferation of leveraged exchange-traded funds within Korea explains much of the recent volatility in the share prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Even before the calamitous outcome of the 1996 premonsoon climbing season, the proliferation of commercial expeditions over the past decade was a touchy issue.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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One of the many recent proliferations of an invasive species concerns the growth of Asian carp populations.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Though cyanobacteria is a naturally occurring microorganism, sometimes conditions conspire to create huge proliferations called blooms that can create problems that range from obnoxious to toxic.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
Gen. Jeff Sessions to adopt website regulations, saying the absence of such regulations “only fuels the proliferations of these suits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2018
There’s a tendency in prequels and sequels and the like to make things tidy, which Ryman’s proliferations of Dorothys and Scarecrows is not.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2014
All the nerve-centres, cerebral, visceral, pedal and optic, are formed as proliferations of the ectoderm.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Vocabulary lists containing proliferation
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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