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Meanings of so rife in English

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Usage of so rife in English
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But in those days, loyalty was not so rife as at present.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
2
Scandal is so rife here that it hardly seems to mean scandal.
My War Experiences in Two Continents
3
Rumors were so rife that bets were made for and against the marriage.
The Marriage Contract
4
Never had speculation been so rife and withal so uniformly profitable.
Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
5
New York Times focus on KZN But why are the political killings so rife?
The South African
6
No name was so rife in men's mouths as his.
The Life of John Bunyan
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The hatred is so rife' it's like there's no tolerance.
The South African
8
Are performance enhancing drugs so rife that we should just leave the athletes to it?
Radio NZ
9
BBC News explains why rumours about the secretive regime are so rife - in 60 seconds.
BBC
10
Why is IP theft so rife in entertainment?
The South African
11
Abuse of domestic workers is so rife that some countries have banned citizens from working in Lebanon.
The Guardian
12
With staggering unemployment numbers in South Africa -and crime so rife -this is good news.
The South African
13
For a second take my recent open protest against the pestilential atheism so rife in our midst:-
My Life as an Author
14
My sensations, however, upon thus recovering, were by no means so rife with agony as might have been anticipated.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1
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Say some of the Korean police are linked to one of those nationalist, anti-American groups that are so rife over here.
Mortal Allies
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Here flies, mosquitoes, ague, and other plagues, are so rife, that all attempts at settlement are vanity and vexation of spirit.
Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 1
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