widespread

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Hancock urged its widespread circulation so “that the People may be universally informed.”

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

While so-called "Jewish terrorism" has drawn widespread condemnation both in Israel and abroad, little has been done to curb it.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Protein starvation is probably also the ultimate reason why cannibalism was widespread in traditional New Guinea highland societies.

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