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widespread

[wahyd-spred] / ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd /


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"Widespread tropical nights" are also forecast in southwestern Spain from Wednesday, with temperatures peaking from Wednesday to Friday at between 36C and 38C, it wrote on X.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Widespread strikes on power plants and bridges, regardless of military value, raise legal and humanitarian questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Widespread damage could keep energy prices high for months on end, regardless of whether Hormuz is reopened to traffic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Widespread wind advisories across the region are in place until 6 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Widespread preoccupation with litigation, however, is not the only—or even the main—reason civil rights groups have shied away from challenging the new caste system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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