prevailing
adjective/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
[only before noun]- existing or most common at a particular time synonym current, predominant
- the prevailing economic conditions
- the attitude towards science prevailing at the time
- The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
- the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently
- The prevailing wind here is from the east.
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