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outbreak

[aut-brayk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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With the outbreak of the Russian Revolution and the U.S. entry into the war in 1917, calls for national self-determination multiplied and intensified across the Central European theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Everton's unbeaten start to the Premier League season and progress in the Carabao Cup has prompted a minor outbreak of something rarely felt among their fanbase in recent times - optimism.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Los Angeles County health officials are warning residents about a flea-borne typhus outbreak in the Mid-Wilshire area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The tensions are not helpful for experts working to combat misinformation in a so-far unrelenting outbreak, they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“What do you know about him?” asked Laurie, grateful for the good advice, but objecting to the lecture, and glad to turn the conversation from himself after his unusual outbreak.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

This will bring outbreaks of rain which will generally be heaviest in northern and western parts of the UK and lighter further east.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Philippines has struggled to restore routine childhood immunisation rates after years of plummeting coverage, which contributed to a polio resurgence in 2019 and recurring measles outbreaks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Similar outbreaks also have occurred in Santa Monica and the unincorporated neighborhoods of Willowbrook near Compton, health officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

A weather front delivering outbreaks of heavy rain for some places on Wednesday will move eastwards, leaving cooler air in its wake.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

There were outbreaks of camp fever, smallpox, and dysentery amongst the rebel troops.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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