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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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More than 1,000 children have died in a measles outbreak in Bangladesh, where cases are rising again despite an emergency vaccination campaign.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The rise marks the highest inflation reading since March, when energy prices were driven up by the outbreak of war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

In some cases, siblings appear to have died together, while other graves contain parents and children who may also have died during the same outbreak.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Taco Bell suffered a setback amid a period of growth earlier this summer when a parasitic outbreak was linked to lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in five states.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Since the C.D.C. was in charge of the human aspects of the outbreak, the C.D.C. was in charge of Frantig—and the C.D.C. wanted him taken to Fairfax Hospital, inside the Washington Beltway.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

There are outbreaks of measles across the country, a vaccine-preventable disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Researchers therefore suspect that some of these prehistoric outbreaks may have begun when the disease passed directly from infected marmots into humans.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

There are no known cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California, but officials say case numbers are higher than they expected for this point in the season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

In a lengthy blog post, he admitted that the outbreaks at OpenAI showed that his AI agents "went against the spirit of the values they were taught".

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Francisco Pizarro, now governor of Peru, was learning that to avoid outbreaks of feckless violence he needed to keep his men occupied at all times.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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