quarantine
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The quarantine now boarders El Cajon, Proctor Valley, Lemon Grove and McGinty Mountain— with a total of 76 square miles of San Diego County under quarantine.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
President William Ruto previously said it would be "unfortunate" to refuse the request for the quarantine centre after decades of US health assistance.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
The quarantine facility is intended for US citizens who are suspected to have contracted Ebola in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Hoping to intervene before others got sick, the families reported the illnesses to the dairy and the state, which quickly issued a recall and quarantine order, suspending distribution of the farm’s products.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
“What could be more dangerous than a fake quarantine and a town-sponsored bootlegging operation?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing quarantine
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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