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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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“Prices have climbed since the outbreak of the war, but at a much slower pace than overall crude oil.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“CDPH considers Raw Farm raw dairy the source of the outbreak based on this strong epidemiologic data, despite the negative laboratory testing results from a limited sample of retail products.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

With the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, gold fell around 12% in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Could a patient sue a doctor who counsels against the measles vaccine in the midst of an outbreak?

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

And he was thinking: Peters—Peters—he’s never been in an outbreak this complicated—none of us has—the only thing like it was Kitum Cave.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston