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
These linkages raise “potential contagion risks,” the IMF said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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
However, some on Wall Street believe these concerns are overblown, and represent a contagion of fear.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
They climbed the nearest tree and searched for the vine that would carry them to the next tree in a contagion that would take them nearly to the compound.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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