widespread

Example Sentences

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“The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” published last month imagines AI unleashing both a productivity boom and widespread unemployment.

From MarketWatch

U.S. jobless claims fell last week as employers held back from widespread layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Broadcaster STV is facing the prospect of widespread strikes which could disrupt coverage of the Scottish election campaign.

From BBC

While polls indicate there is broad support in Canada for medically assisted dying, there has also been widespread debate about the programme's expansion and concerns over whether appropriate safeguards are in place.

From BBC

We were too big; the group was too large, the web too widespread.

From Literature