variant
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The contagious respiratory illness typically kills thousands of people in the U.S. each year, though that number can rise significantly in years with troublesome viral variants.
At one point this month, variants from just four U.S. companies—Google, xAI, Anthropic and OpenAI—swept the top 20 spots.
Die-hard K-pop fans will often purchase multiple “variants” of a release, each with different artwork or bonus songs.
Experts warned at the start of November that a new variant of flu was spreading more easily across the UK and as a result there would be a long, drawn-out flu season.
From BBC
A new flu variant is causing an early uptick in cases across the country, particularly in New York, Louisiana and Colorado.
From MarketWatch
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