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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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He reported it was not "widespread or systemic".

From BBC

To this point, the company hasn’t seen widespread displacement in the labor market, though it acknowledged that the implications for workers will be uneven.

From Barron's

A winter storm caused widespread travel chaos in the Northeast, leading to 6,163 flight cancellations and 21,000 delays on Monday.

From Barron's

A powerful winter blizzard that hit the north-eastern US has left two dead in Maryland and continues to delay flights and cause widespread power outages across the region.

From BBC

“It’s been a decade or so since we saw this much of a widespread nor’easter impact,” said Cody Snell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center based in Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal