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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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J&J Nursery, a facility owned by a state senator who helped approve the Stratos megaproject, is facing widespread calls for a boycott.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

The announcement, made during the Computex conference in Taipei, underscores how so-called AI agents are upending nearly every part of the tech industry only a few months after they became widespread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

For example, if artificial intelligence is so effective at increasing productivity that it leads to widespread AI-related layoffs, that could raise the unemployment rate, reduce consumer spending and spook investors.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

"On top of that, there is widespread illegal extraction -- as audit after audit has confirmed."

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

In this light, one can examine a crop widespread in prehistoric times and ask whether all of its varieties show the same wild mutation or same transforming mutation.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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