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By the time of that ruling the stigma attaching to sports betting had all but disappeared and widespread legalization seemed destined one way or another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The heat wave is deep, persistent and widespread, spanning from roughly San Francisco to the Mexican border.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Still, for the oil shock’s impact to prove persistent and become more widespread within the U.S. economy, it would need to become embedded in consumers’ expectations around inflation—and that doesn’t appear likely.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Because shale formations are widespread, this could have important implications for future supply.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
The German people suffered from widespread poverty and unemployment.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing widespread
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature
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