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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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The ECB raised its key interest rate earlier this month by a quarter-point to 2.25%, after inflation picked up on the outbreak of the conflict in Iran, driven by the jump in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Canadian Heeney, of the lab of viral zoonotics at Cambridge University's Department of Veterinary Medicine, began work on the project after the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in west Africa where he was then based.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The Ifo business-climate index nevertheless remains at a subdued level, having plummeted after the outbreak of the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

That crumb of optimism was swept away when Vini capitalised on a second outbreak of world-class dithering in front of their own goal.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Of course, it wasn’t known as World War I until the outbreak of a second world war in 1939.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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