outbreak
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As if the task was not challenging enough, authorities must now contend with mounting concerns over the outbreak of Ebola, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But screwworms do not have to become a nationwide outbreak to matter.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The renewed outbreak of fighting between Iran and Israel sent prices soaring overnight on concerns that it could derail efforts to bring the Middle East conflict to an end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Most analysts stress the economic backdrop now is different to that in 2022; inflation was already elevated before the outbreak of the Ukraine war, and the global economy was struggling with post-pandemic supply chain woes.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Bud Searcy sure hoped that we wouldn’t have an outbreak of hydrophobia in Salt Licks and all die before the men got back from Kansas.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Vocabulary lists containing outbreak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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“Vaccine Controversy Shows Why We Need Markets, Not Mandates” by Ron Paul
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