outbreak

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Direxion has seen a spike in interest in some of its leveraged oil ETFs since the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East in late February, Egilinsky told MarketWatch in an interview on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Fast Retailing’s raised earnings forecasts came despite the outbreak of the Middle East conflict in late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In February, the American Academy of Pediatrics called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to promote measles vaccines and deploy more support to outbreak areas as cases surge.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The disease was first documented in a major outbreak between 1955 to 1956, but it took decades before it became a major focus of scientific research.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 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