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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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All of this leaves families, school officials and doctors without the tools they need to respond to the outbreak.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Higher energy costs, as well as the higher cost of borrowing on international markets since the outbreak of the conflict in February, were weighing heavily, she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It said the cases were confirmed between 20 March and 15 April and were not linked to the deadly Kent outbreak.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Egg prices surged during those years as a large bird-flu outbreak led producers to cull millions of egg-laying chickens, curbing supplies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

There was another outbreak of mental wickedness that night.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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