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proliferation

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


NOUN
increase
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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

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




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