Black Death
Example Sentences
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“We survived the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Black Death, Hitler and Stalin. I think we can survive AI.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
These fleas passed the infection from rats to humans, fueling the catastrophe known as the Black Death.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Indeed, history is filled with examples of this, from the medieval Black Death hitchhiking along the Silk Road to the “Russian flu” pandemic of the late 19th century that was accelerated by trains and steamships.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Scientists now say a volcano might have triggered Black Death.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
Other episodes of mass fatality are abundantly documented: the Black Death in Europe, the post-collectivization famine in the Soviet Union, even the traffic in African slaves.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
