Example Sentences

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The move follows local media reports that the filters were proliferating on social media.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2022

The ticker helped define the look of cable news, helping it stand out in a TV landscape where choices were proliferating.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021

Delivery-only brands __ cooked in another brand’s kitchen and often delivered by third parties like Uber Eats __ were proliferating even before the pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2021

In the last half-century, while New York was out of the bridge-building business, cable-stayed bridges were proliferating around the world.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2017

In the early 2000s, as cellphones were proliferating around the globe, a flood of cheap batteries from inexperienced manufacturers caused increasing failures, battery experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2016