as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
In addition to a driveway that empties out at a gated motor court with parking for several vehicles, a second entrance road flows to a large flat pad that’s rife for future development per the listing, which is held by Karen Dannenbaum of Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Speculation is now rife about whether a breakup of the alliance could come as soon as this week, with media outlets reporting talks between various coalition representatives on Sunday night and early this week, ahead of a regular coalition meeting Wednesday.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
But questions are still rife about the amount Powell and his peers will cut by, how quickly the FOMC will continue to normalize the base rate, and whether the FOMC can declare the victory of a soft landing once and for all.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024
Jensen noted tribal warfare that has been rife throughout the province for generations posed another threat to establishing a World Vision presence.
—Rod McGuirk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Speculation is now rife about whether a breakup of the alliance could come as soon as this week, with media outlets reporting talks between various coalition representatives on Sunday night and early this week, ahead of a regular coalition meeting Wednesday.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
But questions are still rife about the amount Powell and his peers will cut by, how quickly the FOMC will continue to normalize the base rate, and whether the FOMC can declare the victory of a soft landing once and for all.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024
Jensen noted tribal warfare that has been rife throughout the province for generations posed another threat to establishing a World Vision presence.
—Rod McGuirk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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Wearing a mask, especially in crowded indoor areas, can help minimize transmission of not just SARS-CoV-2, but all respiratory viruses.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Founded by coffee enthusiast and marketing expert David Boucher, Escape Cafe stands out in the crowded specialty coffee niche, offering customers the highest quality beans and blends roasted just right every time.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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But even more fraught than the collaboration between HTS and SDF will be the latter’s relationship with Turkey.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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In a platform environment where algorithms push content toward glib homogeneity, questions of authorship are decidedly fraught.Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent examples of people acting out of this same humble presumption—and being slapped down for it—are abundant.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lessons from nations with better-performing health systems are abundant.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Now, though, many sectors in the FTSE 100 are coming up roses, even though it cannot be clearly seen in the chart because the market is awash with non-U.K. conquistadors sweeping in and asset stripping the U.K. market because of its fundamental cheapness.Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But Season 6 of USA featured some of the franchise’s most charismatic cast members ever, who formed relationships that resonated widely: Social media was awash with surprisingly compelling clips from the Fijian villa housing the romantic hopefuls.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Luckily that doesn’t require braving packed grocery stores and spending hours in the kitchen.Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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The former is now in Texas working alongside Jimmy while being berated by new boss Travis, and the latter is at a cowboy bar catching a packed country music show.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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By Mathew Rodriguez December 9, 2024 People walking out of the movie theater after seeing Wicked are no doubt replete with questions.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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Many stories — from, for example, small media sites — are replete with the obligatory (and stale) ad hominem attacks on Musk.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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