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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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With the outbreak of war, people were limiting their movements and the city was all quiet - "it's like a curfew has been placed," he told the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2026

Over the summer, the restaurant industry also contended with a cyclospora outbreak that made more consumers squeamish about ordering things like salads.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

Confidence had edged higher over the past few months, reaching in August its highest point since February, before the outbreak of the war in Iran that sharply weakened consumer sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The outbreak was traced back to a nightclub in Canterbury and is believed to have been transmitted between people by kissing, or sharing drinks and vapes.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

“Since the outbreak of the war, interest in uranium has intensified in Germany,” Einstein warned.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Climate change, along with cyber-attacks, disease outbreaks and conflicts can all put a strain on the process that eventually gets food into our shops and homes.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

After stronger south-westerly winds are due to blow cloud and outbreaks of rain across from the west on Friday, the weather will start to settle down over the weekend.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

There are outbreaks of measles across the country, a vaccine-preventable disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

At that time, it was killing people in small, mobile hunter-gatherer groups - long before farming and urban life created the crowded conditions usually associated with major plague outbreaks.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

In this room, Army doctors and officials discussed outbreaks of virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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