as in frequency
the fact or state of happening often
the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public
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Knowing there's an increased prevalence of the COVID virus in wastewater is a sign to be vigilant.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The bipartisan bill mandates a federal study, with a report issued every two years for a decade, on the prevalence and scope of child abuse and deaths in youth residential programs.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
One possible explanation for this is the dilution effect, which suggests that the prevalence of a pathogen can increase at a site if species richness is reduced—with land-use change being an obvious cause of species loss.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
This could perhaps explain why according to the MTS data, older women aged 35 to 50 years, maintained a lower prevalence of cannabis use than men, consistent with the past decade.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The bipartisan bill mandates a federal study, with a report issued every two years for a decade, on the prevalence and scope of child abuse and deaths in youth residential programs.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
One possible explanation for this is the dilution effect, which suggests that the prevalence of a pathogen can increase at a site if species richness is reduced—with land-use change being an obvious cause of species loss.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
This could perhaps explain why according to the MTS data, older women aged 35 to 50 years, maintained a lower prevalence of cannabis use than men, consistent with the past decade.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Prevalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalence. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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