epidemic
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That’s higher than in any year since a significant nationwide measles epidemic from 1989 to 1991.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"Post-pandemic, we have seen what's been described as a shoplifting epidemic on the streets of the UK," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
He ably discusses the epidemic without veering too far into scientific details, and brings color to his story by drawing on contemporaneous accounts in big-city newspapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"Mixing pills sends 1,000 elderly people a day to A&E" says the Times, leading on its own investigation into what it says is an "overprescribing epidemic".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
It was shortly after the measles epidemic that Dad started applying motion study to surgery to try to reduce the time required for certain operations.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Tung's rocky tenure was marked by the Asian Financial Crisis, two major epidemics, and historic protests which attracted criticism of his administration.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to Barnes, this is actually quite typical, historically: “Societies forget epidemics quickly,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
But it remains highly controversial, not least because Kenya must hand over personal health data of its citizens, which could be used by US pharmaceutical labs to prepare for future epidemics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
For many people, plague brings to mind rats, crowded medieval towns, and the devastating epidemics that spread across Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
These are the kinds of people who make epidemics of disease tip.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Human Geography - Middle School
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