epidemic
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In 2024, Tropicana became the face of the shrinkflation epidemic.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
I’m part of an epidemic among retirees, I’m convinced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"I know there's sort of a fly-tipping epidemic," he said, "but that takes the biscuit, doesn't it?"
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“This action seeks justice for a decorated American athlete who, in his pursuit of Olympic glory, was knowingly sacrificed to a silent epidemic of brain injury,” the court filing said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
She used to tell about a Confederate soldier from Cold Sassy who got sent to Andersonville to guard Yankee prisoners and passed away in the smallpox epidemic there.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing epidemic
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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