pandemic
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However, that number has increased dramatically since, thanks in part to an expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly 89% of ballots were cast by mail in last year’s special election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
These included initiatives addressing pandemic preparedness and outbreak response, health security, and infectious disease treatment.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The spike marks a bright spot for the Chinese leadership as it struggles to kickstart growth following the pandemic and amid trade frictions with the United States.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Beard, the Australian tour operator, hadn’t visited since before the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The other two are nouns as well as adjectives: epidemic refers to something widespread in a particular community or population, and pandemic to something that has spread to an entire country, continent, or beyond.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing pandemic
President Obama's Farewell Address
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