epidemic
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Steve describes losing hours to online clips and feeling self-loathing; he views it as an epidemic among retirees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
At the same time, chronic pain remains a widespread and costly condition, often described as a 'silent epidemic.'
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
"I know there's sort of a fly-tipping epidemic," he said, "but that takes the biscuit, doesn't it?"
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The trial was selected as a "bellwether" proceeding, the outcome of which establishes a precedent for resolving other lawsuits that blame social media for fueling an epidemic of mental and emotional trauma.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
That’s what had happened to Father: they’d had an epidemic of cholera on the prison ship he’d been on.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Vocabulary lists containing epidemic
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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