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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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Although ABT-263 worked in mice, it is too toxic for widespread use in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

But it’s still not widespread in my experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Rosenior drew widespread scorn when he said Chelsea's players performed a pre-match huddle before the game against Newcastle United, farcically surrounding referee Paul Tierney in the process, to "respect the ball".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In women, the brain showed steeper and more widespread changes from the intermediate stage of MCI to Alzheimer’s disease.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

—Walt Whitman Remembrance of Innumeracies Past Why is innumeracy so widespread even among otherwise educated people?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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