outbreak

Example Sentences

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Since eradicating its last ASF outbreak, three decades ago, Spain's pork industry has grown enormously, to become the biggest in Europe with a value of €25bn.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Ordeig points to the "extreme biosecurity" which has long been in place in Spain and the efforts to control this outbreak.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Prices have climbed since the outbreak of the war, but at a much slower pace than overall crude oil.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“CDPH considers Raw Farm raw dairy the source of the outbreak based on this strong epidemiologic data, despite the negative laboratory testing results from a limited sample of retail products.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

An example from history concerns the great outbreak of cholera in London more than one hundred years ago.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson