widely used

Example Sentences

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The government is spending roughly 5 billion ringgit a month, equivalent to about $1.27 billion, to subsidize RON95, the nation’s most widely used petrol grade, helping to keep domestic inflation in check.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

San Francisco-based Anthropic, which makes the Claude AI assistant that rivals OpenAI’s widely used ChatGPT, is launching a slate of new AI agent offerings for banks, investment managers, and insurers.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The discovery could be especially useful for enhancing GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, which are widely used to treat diabetes and obesity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Smart meters are widely used in the rest of the UK and in Ireland, providing real-time information to energy suppliers while giving households information on their electricity usage and costs.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Perhaps because of confusion with discomfort and dismay, it is widely used to indicate uneasiness or vague dissatisfaction.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner