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endemic

[en-dem-ik] / ɛnˈdɛm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
(especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area
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What Huberman’s worldview proposes is that motivated people can take small actions to relieve themselves of these endemic problems of middle age.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

His home being Hollywood—specifically a somewhat dank apartment, rendered in depressing detail by set designer François-Pierre Couture—Mr. Guimarães encounters qualities that are endemic to the place: for instance career envy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Her client, who was grabbed by immigration agents at a car wash last August, was seeking asylum because of the violence endemic in his region of Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Treponematosis refers to a group of diseases that includes syphilis, yaws and endemic syphilis.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Immediate reasons for Pizarro’s success included military technology based on guns, steel weapons, and horses; infectious diseases endemic in Eurasia; European maritime technology; the centralized political organization of European states; and writing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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