contagion
Example Sentences
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In cases of human-to-human transmission, existing knowledge about environmental factors relating to contagion from rodents "does not apply," infectious disease specialist Maria Ester Lazaro told AFP.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“Higher energy prices have rapidly passed through to create grim inflation headlines, but for now, contagion into other prices remains largely absent,” said Michael Metcalfe, head of macroeconomic strategy at State Street Markets.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
But he added that the risk of wider contagion now was low "because of how the virus works, and because of how the Spanish government has prepared to avoid any problem".
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“It’s probably the perfect storm of a contagion coming into the right contact for a confined group,” said Jeffrey SoRelle, a pathologist at the University of Texas Southwestern whose lab researches viral genomics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“I find this contagion of optimism positively flabbergasting,” said Enoch.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing contagion
"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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Between Shades of Gray
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