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epidemic

adjective as in widespread

noun as in widespread disease

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It's a Sin told the story of a young group of friends in London at the height of the Aids epidemic.

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Federal regulators call it a growing epidemic, and stopping the thieves has become a game of cat and mouse for law enforcement.

He called it an “epidemic” that is “running rampant,” which is untrue.

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As O’Malley told Salon, the “male loneliness epidemic” is real, and “there are a lot of systems in place that really do make it harder for guys.”

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They’ve come down sharply since March because of the passing of the avian flu epidemic, which devastated flocks and accordingly the supply of fresh eggs.

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