outbreak
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The outbreak, the largest recorded cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history, sickened nearly 13,000 people across 21 states, hospitalizing 570 and killing two.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Other unions have been decidedly cool to the measure, leading to a nasty outbreak of finger-pointing within the state’s organized labor ranks, as my colleagues Seema Mehta, Nicole Nixon and Taryn Luna reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
His subsequent studies at Harvard Business School were interrupted by the outbreak of war in Korea, where he served for nine months as an Army patrol leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Since the outbreak of the war, Russia has sent humanitarian aid to Iran, but has otherwise not officially announced any concrete assistance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Bud Searcy sure hoped that we wouldn’t have an outbreak of hydrophobia in Salt Licks and all die before the men got back from Kansas.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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Amazonas has recorded 1,608 fire outbreaks so far this month, compared with 874 for the entire month of October 2025, satellite data from the National Institute for Space Research shows.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
After a mainly dry start, outbreaks of rain are expected to arrive in many parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland by the end of the day, with heaviest rain in the north and west.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
When several different microorganisms are associated with a disease, identifying the responsible bacteria, predicting outbreaks, and developing consistently effective treatments become more challenging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The country has experience containing several Ebola outbreaks, including through surveillance, contact tracing and the isolation of suspected cases.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
There were outbreaks of camp fever, smallpox, and dysentery amongst the rebel troops.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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