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endemic

[en-dem-ik] / ɛnˈdɛm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
(especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area
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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

The tapeworm, which causes the disease, is considered endemic in mid Wales due to the prevalence of sheep farming in the area.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

There is also another kind of plague to worry about: the plague bacillus is endemic all over the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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