rampant
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Because if we’re not schooling people, it’s going to become more rampant than it already is, and it is out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Copper theft became so rampant that in 2024 the Los Angeles Police Department launched a specialized unit called the Heavy Metal Task Force to track down thieves.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
But even with that trio fully available, the visitors might have struggled to contain a rampant Villa, who only increased the tempo throughout the match.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Piracy was rampant off the coast of Somalia in the 2000s, peaking in 2011 with hundreds of attacks, but was significantly reduced by international naval deployments and new tactics by commercial shipping.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Disease runs rampant because few can afford health care, but starvation remains the number-one killer.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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