contagion
Example Sentences
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Some converts had practical reasons: marrying into the church, the examples of close family and friends, or a more general social contagion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“That’s especially concerning because the full scale of the potential contagion is still unclear, and may only be quantified when it’s already too late to stop it.”
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Nonetheless, the contagion effect from AI into the bond market has been abrupt and “started getting real” within the past two weeks.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Emotional contagion, though, suggests that the opposite is also true.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing contagion
"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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Between Shades of Gray
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