contagion
Example Sentences
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Private credit markets are on that watchlist, he said, though he sees no signs yet of the kind of contagion that would threaten the system at large.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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
A viral thought experiment by Citrini Research foretelling mass white-collar unemployment, cratering consumer spending and financial contagion tapped into deep anxieties about the technology both on Wall Street and among the broader public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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
Although, against the sterile bandage, the hem of his undershorts looks filthy and teeming with contagion.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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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