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wide-ranging

American  
[wahyd-reyn-jing] / ˈwaɪdˈreɪn dʒɪŋ /

adjective

  1. extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope.

    wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.


Etymology

Origin of wide-ranging

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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In South Korea, a wide-ranging law regulating artificial intelligence took effect in January, requiring companies to tell users when products use generative AI.

From Barron's

The wide-ranging selloff is evidence of a “huge change” in market psychology.

From MarketWatch

The documents reveal what appears to have been a close and wide-ranging relationship between one of the Gulf's most influential business figures and Epstein.

From BBC

Experts say they give authorities wide-ranging power over social media content.

From BBC

I spent most of the day at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, home to a wide-ranging collection of work by the New Orleans-born artist who lived in Ocean Springs for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal