far-reaching
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- far-reachingly adverb
- far-reachingness noun
Etymology
Origin of far-reaching
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Far-reaching change will now unspool not just in Iran, but in the Middle East and across the world.
The disruption to the Middle East’s prodigious energy exports could have far-reaching economic consequences.
In the past, big supply outages—or even the threat of them—have led to a surge in oil prices that stoked inflation and rippled throughout the world economy with far-reaching consequences.
So far only a handful of countries have implemented far-reaching regulatory frameworks on AI.
From Barron's
Legal experts and advocacy groups alike have closely followed the case, given its potentially far-reaching implications for protest mobilization and advocacy movements.
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