Word: widespread
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There is widespread fear that the Khmer Rouge, which from 1975 to 1978 sent at least a million Cambodians to their death as it tried to turn the country into a primitive agrarian commune, could fight its way back to power...
People were reported carrying guns after widespread looting convulsed the island, which still lacks water, power and telephone service in the wake of Hugo's wrath...
Bush yesterday declared the U.S. Virgin Islandsa disaster area and a White House spokespersonsaid a similar declaration was expected soon forPuerto Rico, which suffered widespread damage...
There was widespread damage in San Juan's Condado Beach area, the site of many of the island's large tourist hotels. Shattered glass, strips of roofing and overturned trees littered the streets, and few drivers ventured out in their vehicles...
...woman in a San Juan high-rise told a radio station she watched sections of the city darken as the first high winds and heavy rains hit San Juan. Widespread power outages also were reported in the Dominican Republic...