run rampant
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: to be very common or to spread very quickly and in a way that is difficult to control
Rumors of her engagement ran rampant.
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Swift refrained from cross-posting her endorsement to X, where, as on Trump’s social platform Truth Social, manufactured images falsely depicting her as a Trump supporter have run rampant.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Rumor has it that nepotism has run rampant in the NBA at the ownership/front office level.
—Essence, 2 July 2024
But with no major performer announced, speculation has run rampant that Taylor Swift or Beyoncé may appear.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Doubts about the work readiness of college graduates run rampant in the U.S. Coupled with rising costs and growing college alternatives, these work readiness doubts have undoubtedly contributed to declines in both enrollments and public confidence.
—Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Rumor has it that nepotism has run rampant in the NBA at the ownership/front office level.
—Essence, 2 July 2024
But with no major performer announced, speculation has run rampant that Taylor Swift or Beyoncé may appear.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Doubts about the work readiness of college graduates run rampant in the U.S. Coupled with rising costs and growing college alternatives, these work readiness doubts have undoubtedly contributed to declines in both enrollments and public confidence.
—Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Run rampant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20rampant. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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