rife with
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: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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Medicaid is far from a solution Tim Evans/for NPR
Long-term care insurance is rife with its own problems, from complex underwriting to rising premiums.
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Tim Evans, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Social media is rife with videos of tourists hiking out of bounds onto sacred land, urinating on lava flows, or touching endangered wildlife.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
The evidence supporting rapamycin’s anti-aging potential is strong, but longevity and wellness research is also rife with noise.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
The fraught moment is rife with fears of more violence.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
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Tim Evans, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Social media is rife with videos of tourists hiking out of bounds onto sacred land, urinating on lava flows, or touching endangered wildlife.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
The evidence supporting rapamycin’s anti-aging potential is strong, but longevity and wellness research is also rife with noise.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
The fraught moment is rife with fears of more violence.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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