widespread

Example Sentences

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The author notes how the International Monetary Fund insisted on removing capital controls in the majority of African countries in the 1990s, an indication that the restrictions were widespread at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Devlin, the discovery underscores how widespread plastic pollution has become.

From Science Daily

Navalny's widow Yulia vowed to take the mantle of Russia's opposition in the wake of his death but has struggled to galvanise widespread support.

From Barron's

Only India, the United States and Pakistan have seen more widespread usage, according to a 2025 ranking by the consultancy Chainalysis.

From Barron's

And there is widespread agreement in Westminster that women are so often held to different standards than the men they sit alongside.

From BBC