Smartphone technology has become so ______ that even remote rural communities rely on mobile banking.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. ubiquitous across contemporary daily life
- Step 1: 'Ubiquitous' means present, appearing, or found everywhere simultaneously. The sentence highlights how mobile technology has penetrated every corner of society, including remote rural regions. Answer: ubiquitous across contemporary daily life. Why not the others: "sporadic in occurrence" means occurring at irregular intervals or only in isolated, scattered instances; "obsolete in nature" means out of date, no longer produced, or replaced by newer alternatives; "ephemeral in form" means lasting for only a very brief duration or transient in existence.
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