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epidemic

[ep-i-dem-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɛm ɪk /




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Ayden and twin brother Kayden are part of a growing epidemic of childhood obesity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The legislative efforts could help raise the discourse on loneliness and create some real action plans to tackle the epidemic, experts said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

We hear often about the epidemic of loneliness that we are living in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

The Aids epidemic of the 1980s robbed Hockney of many friends.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

While forty thousand people have been vaccinated since the epidemic began, the ultimate goal is to inoculate a hundred thousand Haitians.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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