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Officials have failed to halt pervasive fraud in the hospice industry despite promises of reforms five years ago after learning of widespread corruption that targeted vulnerable patients.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The Friday meeting comes as the White House races to prepare for Anthropic’s latest artificial-intelligence model, Mythos, which the company says could pose cybersecurity risks that cause widespread online disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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
“You used the spell knowing that widespread use would create fires wherever it was cast if you weren’t powerful enough,” said Seven.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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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