contagion

Example Sentences

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As funds are gated, investors have been running to raise liquidity from other funds, creating a contagion effect.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 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

Many have their own restive populations to contend with and fear contagion and chaos if the Iranian regime falls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

I tell you frankly that the contagion of their devotion has not yet gripped me.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt