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epidemic

[ep-i-dem-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɛm ɪk /




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Ophthalmologists are raising alarms about an epidemic of childhood myopia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, there was an epidemic of plummeting pop stars.

From BBC

Authorities have officially classified AI as a major potential threat, adding it alongside earthquakes and epidemics to its National Emergency Response Plan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The charity has warned of the risk of the "spread of epidemic diseases such as cholera and measles, and a catastrophic increase of malaria cases" among vulnerable people.

From BBC

Such mixing could reshape seasonal influenza, triggering "chaotic and unpredictable seasonal epidemics".

From BBC