outbreak
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In Kent, thousands of students are being offered a second dose of the MenB vaccine following the fatal outbreak in in March.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Yet the S&P 500 is higher, energy stocks are lower and the VIX “fear gauge” is down since the outbreak of hostilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Officials expect the Sacramento Valley measles outbreak to continue for at least the next few weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
In a statement, the local government said that "no validated epidemiological evidence" had "conclusively established THQ as a source" of the outbreak.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
An outbreak of yellow fever in Trinidad in 1954 followed failure to control the vector mosquito because of resistance.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing outbreak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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