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

However, some on Wall Street believe these concerns are overblown, and represent a contagion of fear.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Many of Monday’s moves roughly aligned with the situation outlined by Citrini, in which fast-advancing AI tools allow spending cuts across industries, sparking mass white-collar unemployment and in turn leading to financial contagion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt