epidemic
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But we need to move beyond iconic individuals and realize this is an epidemic facing our entire society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
The legislative efforts could help raise the discourse on loneliness and create some real action plans to tackle the epidemic, experts said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
We hear often about the epidemic of loneliness that we are living in.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The Aids epidemic of the 1980s robbed Hockney of many friends.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
So-called epidemic diseases, though, produce no cases for a long time, then a whole wave of cases, then no more cases again for a while.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing epidemic
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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