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pandemic

[pan-dem-ik] / pænˈdɛm ɪk /


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That was the beginning of a lot of book club visits, some in person, many virtual first via Skype and then, during and after the pandemic, via Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Brent contract was on track for the biggest one-day percentage drop since the 24% plunge on March 9, 2020, when the pandemic first emerged in the west.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In 2020, when companies were shedding jobs in an escalating Covid-19 pandemic, projections were often sharply off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The outlook for commercial aerospace is solid, with Airbus and Boeing delivering too few jets since the Covid-19 pandemic, partly due to supply chain issues and partly due to Boeing’s internal issues.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

His mother, toward the end of the pandemic, crying and crying and saying, “I can’t do this anymore,” not to him but through him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman