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wide-ranging

[wahyd-rayn-jing] / ˈwaɪdˈreɪn dʒɪŋ /














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Friends of Slate Richard L. Revesz and Sarah Wheaton explain in Slate how a proposed regulation attempts to stop collecting race and ethnicity data, which could have wide-ranging implications for public health.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

The lengthy speech was wide-ranging, covering the war in Iran, AI, Cuba and the role of America's military.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Then this month, Canada struck again with a 50% import duty on the company’s products as part of a wide-ranging response to heightened U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

And while his impartiality occasionally and inevitably falters, the missteps show how difficult, and ultimately useless, it is to ignore humanity’s wide-ranging gray areas to make a beeline for black or white.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

I refer to things such as good accent and command of language, general knowledge on wide-ranging topics such as falconing or newt-mating - attributes none of which my father could have boasted.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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