prevalent
ਪ੍ਰਚਲਿਤ
definition
adjective
the social ills prevalent in society today
widespread in a particular area at a particular time.
example
One of the most 'prevalent' crimes in wide-open areas like Wiltshire is theft from cars.
Although the above only refers to the blogosphere, the same issues are 'prevalent' in other areas of our lives too.
Many such areas are forested, and human activity is generally more 'prevalent' .
Pilots have spoken of the dangerous winds 'prevalent' in the area where the friends were last heard from.
Scraps of food and paper were evident in in the lane and a strong fishy odour was 'prevalent' in the area.
So where does it come from, who is responsible and why is it more 'prevalent' today than at any time previously?
A few samples exhibited particularly 'prevalent' areas of endolithic borings around the margins of the rostra.
Divorce is far more 'prevalent' today, ending nearly half of all marriages compared to little more than a quarter back then.
Hip fractures are also more 'prevalent' in areas with fluoridated water.
Among this group smoking is less 'prevalent' than in the general population.
This is just another example of the insidious prying into peoples' lives that is so 'prevalent' in our society today.
It has two corollaries that challenge conceptions 'prevalent' in some societies and ideologies.
Usually, caregiving is taken up as part of the informal set up of the family that is 'prevalent' in society.
When not targeting suspected burglars' homes, the squad patrols areas where thefts are 'prevalent' .
They have perhaps rejected the view of their parents or a 'prevalent' view in society.
The racism our parent's faced in the past is far less 'prevalent' today than it was decades ago.
But crime is most 'prevalent' in those urban areas where the multiply disadvantaged dwell.
Of course, the homophobia 'prevalent' in the general population is the reason why the latents remain latents.
Which, some persons have been heard to observe, is why we have some of the social problems 'prevalent' today.
Such intrusions are becoming more 'prevalent' in society because of the advance of technology.
The former Christian Democrats who now populate parliament - on both sides, though 'prevalently' on the right - have been said to number 330.
He did ground his teachings in the use of the rapier and started his practicals with the learning of rapier and dagger which were still 'prevalently' used in duels at the time.
Ireland currently has the highest 'prevalence' of asthma in Europe and it is still on the increase.
As you'd expect, the audience was 'prevalently' female - the stampede for the loos during the intermission was a sight to see - but that wasn't a big deal.
They also declined in 'prevalence' as the population became more urban than rural.
As our population ages, the 'prevalence' of aortic stenosis inevitably rises.
Average HIV 'prevalences' in the adult population of most sub-Saharan African countries are 25 percent.
Thus, use of current estimates for the 'prevalence' of passive exposure is again conservative.
One major criticism is that I was not always certain that the research referred to the botanical species used most 'prevalently' in Japanese medicine.
The former was used more 'prevalently' in English-language newspapers and tourist pamphlets, the latter for road signs and other government applications.
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