outbreak
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The outbreak’s consequences can be measured in dollars and cents: Responding to an outbreak of as few as 600 cases could cost local agencies $10 million, according to healthcare researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Following that advice would have required nerves of steel as the market initially pulled back at the outbreak of war but then paid off as stocks surged to record highs moving into June.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Newport recalls Congo’s 2018–20 Ebola outbreak, during which she managed much of MSF’s response.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over the outbreak in the DRC, which has seen 550 confirmed infections, including 101 deaths.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He is right about that: the virus was then unknown to science, and as few as two or three not-visibly-sick animals could have started the outbreak.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing outbreak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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“Vaccine Controversy Shows Why We Need Markets, Not Mandates” by Ron Paul
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