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contagion

[kuhn-tay-juhn] / kənˈteɪ dʒən /


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Hoaxes can also come from copycats, he said, but "three days of incidents is too small a sample to separate coordination from contagion".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Carvão said the web of overlapping investments increases the risk of contagion if a weaker company such as CoreWeave runs into trouble.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Most eurozone economies are in better shape than in 2010 and are less reliant on foreign funding, reducing the likelihood of severe contagion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He said Boutcher believed this would have carried an "unacceptable risk" of serious and prolonged disorder, with "a wider contagion effect".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

During the second, a Level Two drill meant for minor crises—such as a temporary quarantine while citizens were tested for contagion during a flu outbreak—we were supposed to return to our living quarters.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Whether caused by geopolitical conflict, health contagions or extreme weather, supply-chain crises will likely be a permanent fixture of the economy until global supply chains build in greater resilience.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

After tuberculosis and COVID-19 cases, both highly infectious contagions, were confirmed there, Escobar said that employees told her not to enter a certain area because detainees had yet to be tested.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Long ties, which are created through randomly rewired edges that make them 'longer,' accelerate the spread of social contagions.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

The idea is that NTT's e-nose can be used not just to sniff out any contagions, but also how fresh - or not - a foodstuff is.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023

For nigh on two weeks, our clothes have seen neither water nor soap, and they are now considerably enstyed by the muck of the deck and the contagions of the air.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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