epidemic
Example Sentences
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It said the bill would clamp down on what it calls "a covert filming epidemic" and wants the government to force social media platforms to remove such content and permanently ban repeat offenders.
From BBC
McCord’s work is part of an exhibition at the Los Angeles Center of Photography addressing the idea of loneliness, now considered an epidemic in America.
From Los Angeles Times
The slop epidemic — whether generated by AI or human hands, whether packaged as innovation or tradition — is not inevitable.
From Salon
Last April, new government regulations attempted to stem this epidemic - requiring hotel owners to check regularly for hidden cameras.
From BBC
Cuba has been going through its worst crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, primarily because of decades of economic mismanagement, made worse by the Covid epidemic, which decimated its tourism industry.
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