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incidence

[in-si-duhns] / ˈɪn sɪ dəns /


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Among the excluded markets are Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru, where the company held clinical trials that contributed to the drug’s development, in part because HIV incidence was high in those countries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The analysis revealed a 1.24-fold increase in lung cancer incidence among patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

This could help explain some of the increasing incidence of chronic diseases among people in industrialized countries, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Caregiving incidence goes up to 31% among those with a parent who is 75 or older.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Because of the way ESP is defined—communication without any normal sensory mechanisms—there is no way to tell the difference between a single incidence of ESP and a chance guess.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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