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writ large

Idioms  
  1. Signified, expressed, or embodied with greater magnitude, as in That book on Lincoln is simply an article writ large. [Mid-1600s]


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For the labor market writ large, moving from job to job allows workers to “trade up” to higher-paying employers and thus higher earnings.

From MarketWatch

At the core of the conflict is a novel question: who should ultimately control how cutting-edge AI tools are deployed in conflict and society writ large?

From The Wall Street Journal

“One of the biggest challenges to the internet writ large right now is trust, and for us that really boils down to combating bots and fake accounts,” said Roth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Traditional incarceration, a lock-’em-up and watch-them-suffer approach, has dramatically failed not only our communities and public safety writ large, but also inmates and even those who guard them.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s plenty of folks who I’ve heard from personally, who are concerned, not just for themselves, but for their neighbors, for their friends and for the system writ large.

From Salon