incidence
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We found that people who experienced longer periods of sugar rationing during their first 1,000 days had a lower incidence of five types of cancer: breast, prostate, liver, rectal and lung cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
"We now see that incidence is also increasing in white populations too, showing that this public health challenge is broadening across the generations," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Since 2011, incidence of most food-borne illness has remained flat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In fact, adding more qubits usually corresponds with a higher incidence of errors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The boast seemed justified to Jim and Farmer when they read the official data, which revealed a remarkably low incidence of TB.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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One example featured a patient hospitalized for gout who told viewers that they "can reduce your incidences of gout if you cut back on your salt, your alcohol, and your red meat."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2026
"Previous to these incidences, I wouldn't have described him as an angry child," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
The DOC responds to around 85 incidences a year on average, mostly consisting of single animals.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
In recent months, several major retailers have scaled back on self-checkout machines, citing customer feedback, increased shoplifting incidences and profit losses as key factors in their decisions.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2024
While these new incidences of yellow fever were few and scattered, they demonstrated clearly that the disease had not been completely wiped out.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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