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contagion

noun as in infection

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My commentary was brief: “Two words: social contagion.”

In addition, "social contagion" effects may help small groups drive large-scale behavioral changes, such as reducing meat consumption or changing travel habits.

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A senior trading executive at a large U.S. bank noted that overnight trading could exacerbate market contagion.

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That warning, along with the collapse of auto-parts manufacturer First Brands, is causing some investors to worry about contagion in the credit markets....

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But banking stocks edged up Friday, and executives say they didn’t see contagion spreading, despite multiple instances of fraud now appearing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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