outbreak
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Egg prices surged during those years as a large bird-flu outbreak led producers to cull millions of egg-laying chickens, curbing supplies.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
A third of the world's key fertiliser chemicals pass through the Strait, and prices have risen steeply since the outbreak of war.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Yet the S&P 500 is higher, energy stocks are lower and the VIX “fear gauge” is down since the outbreak of hostilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The shift comes as energy prices have surged following the outbreak of war with Iran, pushing headline inflation higher while core inflation has remained relatively contained.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
And through Twitter, Facebook, and PIH’s own website, when new health and humanitarian crises occur, such as the January 2010 earthquake and the 2010-2012 cholera outbreak in Haiti, the response can be instantaneous.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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