epidemic
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“Every day, including today, we get so many calls from parents, mainly, but also from some teachers saying this is such a pervasive epidemic at the district that something needs to get done,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
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
The French troops were wiped out by a combination of fierce fighting and an epidemic of deadly yellow fever.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing epidemic
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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