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contagion

[kuhn-tey-juhn] / kənˈteɪ dʒən /


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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

In the ensuing chaos, some Ebola patients fled the clinic, raising fears of further contagion, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

R0 is a basic reproduction number measuring the contagion potential of a virus, so an R0 of 2.7 means one infected person will spread it to 2.7 other people on average.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

But WHO officials insisted that the risk of wider contagion was low "because of how the virus works".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

And these carried with them their native spice and fabric, rites, contagion.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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