epidemic
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The epidemic now appears to be spinning out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are threatening to strike over unpaid wages, as the World Health Organization warned Tuesday the extent of the epidemic could be four times larger than reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Inside the secretive lab shaping America’s retail landscape: At a Florida lab few have ever seen, a team of researchers is trying to stave off a purported epidemic of shoplifting.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
"We're seeing a worldwide epidemic, a decrease in fertility across the board," he tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Friday, she had to work straight through—a sixteen-hour shift—because the company was short-handed on account of an influenza epidemic.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
But it remains highly controversial, not least because Kenya must hand over personal health data of its citizens, which could be used by US pharmaceutical labs to prepare for future epidemics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Before the development of preventive vaccines, polio epidemics left many young patients unable to walk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
For many people, plague brings to mind rats, crowded medieval towns, and the devastating epidemics that spread across Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
At first glance, Villarreal may seem like a small fish, her case representing a tiny story in the larger picture of journalists all over the country covering wars, epidemics, and global economic policy.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026
But there is a third, less obvious, factor here, which has to do with the last of the principles of epidemics.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Human Geography - Middle School
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