contagion

Example Sentences

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And that, in turn, spread the stock-market contagion to the bond market.

From MarketWatch

Stablecoins' links to traditional financial markets -- stablecoin provider Tether is among the world's largest purchasers of short-term US government debt -- moreover meant there were contagion risks, the economists warned.

From Barron's

“Totally not a social contagion,” said Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

From Washington Times

The second synchronizing force, which Turchin calls contagion, is "even more potent."

From Salon

Thousands of miles away, and as the rebellion was still underway, Russian troops in Syria had surrounded several bases that host Wagner fighters, fearing that the contagion might spread beyond Russia.

From New York Times