widespread

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency was eliminating the federal credits that contributed to stop-start’s widespread adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If chemosynthetic microbial communities were more widespread than previously believed, their fossils may be more common as well.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The winds could blow down trees and power lines, causing widespread power outages, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Several countries -- including top World Bank borrowers Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh -- have implemented widespread fuel-saving measures to address the crisis, saving what they have for use in key industries and sectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Following Homo sapiens, domesticated cattle, pigs and sheep are the second, third and fourth most widespread large mammals in the world.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari