1
as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
there was an immediate outbreak of paper shuffling and a pretense of work when the supervisor passed through the room
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as in uprisings
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
the government quelled the outbreak with ruthless efficiency
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Recent Examples of outbreaks
Those factors include competition, the costs of ingredients, worker wages, management efficiency and disease outbreaks.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
During periods where a flare-up is not occurring, the virus isn't usually transmissible, although asymptomatic shedding can occur periodically in both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections, even in people who have no visible outbreaks.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
When outbreaks do occur, advanced technology helps experts determine what went wrong.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Important shifts have often come in response to tragic outbreaks.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Other recent salmonella outbreaks have been linked to pet bearded dragons, backyard poultry and basil, the agency says.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
These large outbreaks occur after spillover events, when a type of flu passes from animals to humans, then learns how to spread between people.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo also continues to confront other infectious disease outbreaks.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This staggering toll, combined with the economic costs of disease outbreaks, was estimated at $70 billion per year.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
During periods where a flare-up is not occurring, the virus isn't usually transmissible, although asymptomatic shedding can occur periodically in both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections, even in people who have no visible outbreaks.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
When outbreaks do occur, advanced technology helps experts determine what went wrong.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Important shifts have often come in response to tragic outbreaks.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Other recent salmonella outbreaks have been linked to pet bearded dragons, backyard poultry and basil, the agency says.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
These large outbreaks occur after spillover events, when a type of flu passes from animals to humans, then learns how to spread between people.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo also continues to confront other infectious disease outbreaks.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This staggering toll, combined with the economic costs of disease outbreaks, was estimated at $70 billion per year.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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