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/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction..
One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
Internationally, the shipping container had already proven its worth, and by the early 1960s battles were being fought over what their standardised dimensions would be (their expected proliferation was not in question).
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Proliferation means (uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction..
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One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
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