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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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The threat to humans is low, but cattle ranchers fear an outbreak could have a large impact on beef markets.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Today, the outbreak is concentrated in Mexico and Panama.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the tit-for-tat attacks as purely defensive in nature and not a renewed outbreak of full-scale war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But Florida experienced an outbreak in 2016 that primarily impacted deer, and was eliminated the following year, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Or water, as I would come to see when I witnessed the outbreak of interspecies war in a highway rest stop driving through Arizona.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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