infect
Example Sentences
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The Iran war has been front of mind for investors for the past month, and concerns over artificial-intelligence disruption to software have racked the sector and infected others, illustrating the power of sentiment.
From Barron's
The law doesn’t allow ulterior motives to infect plan investments.
To test whether this pathway affects behavior outside the lab, the team studied mice infected with parasitic worms.
From Science Daily
This outbreak has been called unusual and unprecedented because of the number infected in such a short space of time.
From BBC
But Ducournau adds a haunting new touch, depicting the infected as developing a silvery rash across their skin before eventually morphing into porcelain-like statues as they die.
From Los Angeles Times
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