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
Jamie believes people have become "lazy" in their eating habits, adding: "That's an epidemic we're facing and it's not just within Blaenau Gwent."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The peak popularity of the splitter coincided with the initial phase of the elbow-injury epidemic that has plagued the sport for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The small population size of tribelets explains not only why they can’t sustain epidemics introduced from the outside, but also why they never could evolve epidemic diseases of their own to give back to visitors.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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