epidemic
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At the same time, chronic pain remains a widespread and costly condition, often described as a 'silent epidemic.'
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
"I know there's sort of a fly-tipping epidemic," he said, "but that takes the biscuit, doesn't it?"
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The outcome of the trial is expected to establish a precedent for resolving other lawsuits that blame social media for fueling an epidemic of mental and emotional trauma.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Ferrer compared the current state of public understanding to the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
That’s what had happened to Father: they’d had an epidemic of cholera on the prison ship he’d been on.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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Human Geography - Middle School
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