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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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Still, the practice is so widespread and under the radar that many brands decide nondisclosure is within their risk tolerance.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Together, these observations suggest that BFA-related chemistry and kidney physiology may be widespread across Felidae, while also having changed and diversified over the course of feline evolution.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Looks and physical attractiveness have influenced American politics since the widespread adoption of television, and Ossoff isn’t the first or the only political candidate the internet has thirsted over.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

One proposal that has picked up widespread traction is the use of independent evaluators within labs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

So widespread was Olmec iconography—jaguar babies, carved stelae, distinctively shaped ceramics—that many archaeologists believed its very ubiquity was evidence that the Olmec “not only engendered Mesoamerica but also brought forth the first Mesoamerican empire.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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