widespread

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  1. adjective Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
  2. adjective Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.

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  • Microsoft called the issue "widespread," but said users could reconnect their players after 7 a.m. —  InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
  • Poverty is widespread, and the country has suffered from years of official neglect of public woes. —  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  • The implications of Makarieva and Gorshkov's explanation of precipitation-and the vital role played by forests-are revolutionary and widespread, which is the reason the theory produces controversy, or is simply dismissed out of hand. —  Mongabay.com News
  • The implications of Makarieva and Gorshkov's explanation of precipitation -- and the vital role played by forests -- are revolutionary and widespread, which is the reason the theory produces controversy, or is simply dismissed out of hand. —  Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed
  • Although this feeling was widespread, the numbers did reveal that the tendency to be pessimistic grew along with the size of the company queried.
 

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