epidemic

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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

At the same time, chronic pain remains a widespread and costly condition, often described as a 'silent epidemic.'

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

The outcome of the Los Angeles trial is expected to establish a precedent for resolving other lawsuits that blame social media for fueling an epidemic of mental and emotional trauma.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

There is an "epidemic of everyday crime", the home secretary says, such as shoplifting and phone theft.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Thus, food production and thousands of years of societal evolution following its adoption were as essential for the evolution of writing as for the evolution of microbes causing human epidemic diseases.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond