as in frequency
the fact or state of happening often
the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public
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The color’s prevalence on porch ceilings can be traced back to the spiritual practices of the Gullah Geechee people—descendants of Africans trafficked to the southeastern United States in the 1700s who believed that hues resembling the ocean or the sky could confuse evil spirits and keep them away.
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Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
At a festival last September in Minneapolis meant to celebrate the monarch butterflies' migration before winter, some monarch enthusiasts noted that the insects' prevalence seemed to have dwindled compared with previous years, CBS News Minnesota reported.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
Protests followed in a number of Spanish cities, with demonstrators seeking to highlight the continued prevalence of a culture of misogyny in sport, as well as in wider Spanish society.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The new study found a higher prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies, especially vitamin B12, in people who took metformin.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
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Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
At a festival last September in Minneapolis meant to celebrate the monarch butterflies' migration before winter, some monarch enthusiasts noted that the insects' prevalence seemed to have dwindled compared with previous years, CBS News Minnesota reported.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
Protests followed in a number of Spanish cities, with demonstrators seeking to highlight the continued prevalence of a culture of misogyny in sport, as well as in wider Spanish society.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The new study found a higher prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies, especially vitamin B12, in people who took metformin.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Prevalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalence. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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