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contagion

[kuhn-tey-juhn] / kənˈteɪ dʒən /


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But this time, it’s a contagion people can’t wait to get their hands on.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

“But this is far from a structural contagion of any sort for the overall space economy.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

The World Health Organization has scrambled to reassure the world that the outbreak was not a repeat of the Covid pandemic, stressing that contagion was very rare.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

But he added that the risk of wider contagion now was low "because of how the virus works, and because of how the Spanish government has prepared to avoid any problem".

From BBC May 9, 2026

“I find this contagion of optimism positively flabbergasting,” said Enoch.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

Whether caused by geopolitical conflict, health contagions or extreme weather, supply-chain crises will likely be a permanent fixture of the economy until global supply chains build in greater resilience.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Long ties, which are created through randomly rewired edges that make them 'longer,' accelerate the spread of social contagions.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

The idea is that NTT's e-nose can be used not just to sniff out any contagions, but also how fresh - or not - a foodstuff is.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2023

After the Ebola epidemic, the world invested in virus-testing equipment and training scientists so that African countries could identify contagions as soon as cases popped up.

From Salon Feb. 27, 2023

For nigh on two weeks, our clothes have seen neither water nor soap, and they are now considerably enstyed by the muck of the deck and the contagions of the air.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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