outbreak
Example Sentences
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Watering down the recommendations solves the wrong problem and risks turning local gaps into national outbreaks.
From MarketWatch
The island has experienced a widespread outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases in recent weeks with huge numbers of people affected by dengue fever and chikungunya.
From BBC
Iran has experienced several outbreaks of nationwide protests in recent years, most notably in 2022 over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini over the alleged breach of Iran's Islamic dress laws for women.
From Barron's
While Perkins doesn’t see an inflation outbreak as necessarily imminent, hotter economic conditions could reignite debate over whether monetary policy is restrictive enough in the second half of the year.
From Barron's
The demonstrations are smaller than the last major outbreak of unrest in 2022, triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
From Barron's
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