Recent Examples on the WebAnd the consequences, environmental advocates say, are far-reaching.—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024 The justices appeared to worry about the far-reaching consequences of limiting the ways the government is able to speak with tech platforms.—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024 However the Supreme Court comes down in this case − and in its pending ruling on the Texas and Florida social media laws – the ramifications could be far-reaching.—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024 Trump’s lawyers were using a strategy deployed in all of his criminal cases — making far-reaching demands for discovery, or potential trial evidence, that could be beneficial in a number of different ways.—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 There are far-reaching economic risks because of this.—Josh Boak, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 But the Verona astrolabe—one of the oldest ever discovered—uniquely illustrates the tool’s far-reaching influence.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024 Such a fractured approach to so far-reaching and long-simmering questions — which biology, philosophy, and ethics have grappled with for centuries — is felt visually in the film as well.—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Borkowski says the royal household has the ability to bounce back after a mistake, but this instance will have far-reaching consequences.—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
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