widely distributed

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In a widely distributed quote that must have disturbed the leadership at Langley, Bush—who had previously been director of Central Intelligence—reportedly said, “I learn more from CNN than I do from the CIA.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The same is true of donors, who often have no idea their sperm is being so widely distributed.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

One major reason is the 2018 federal decision to remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, which allowed hemp-derived CBD to be legally sold and widely distributed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

The anamorphic stage of the widely distributed and charismatic Xylaria globosa.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025

To bring up all those differences isn’t to claim that widely distributed crops are admirable, or that they testify to the superior ingenuity of early Eurasian farmers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond