epidemic

Example Sentences

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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

Kennedy did not discuss his vaccine agenda, instead focusing on "ending the era of federal policies that fuelled the chronic disease epidemic" in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

Farmer began paying closer attention to Russia, to wherever there was the specter of a possible epidemic.

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