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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With these additions, there have been 16 cases of avian flu in humans in the US since March; most of them have been connected to ongoing poultry and dairy cattle outbreaks.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Removing infected foliage will help reduce pest outbreaks the following season.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Marburg causes serious illness and can be lethal, with fatality rates from past outbreaks varying from 24% to 88% depending on virus strain and quality of care provided.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The cave-dwelling bat is found widely across Africa and many past outbreaks have been traced back to people working in mines where the bats live.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
If confirmed, this would be the 16th case of avian flu in a human in the United States since March; most of them have been connected to ongoing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cattle.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Previous outbreaks have been recorded in there African countries like Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Angola.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That trend is reflected in Mecklenburg, which includes Charlotte, where gradual declines in vaccination have been met with increases in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Science shows that the rise in life-threatening extreme events such as droughts, floods, fires, heat waves, disease outbreaks, and many more, are caused by us humans.
—Johan Rockström, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Removing infected foliage will help reduce pest outbreaks the following season.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Marburg causes serious illness and can be lethal, with fatality rates from past outbreaks varying from 24% to 88% depending on virus strain and quality of care provided.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The cave-dwelling bat is found widely across Africa and many past outbreaks have been traced back to people working in mines where the bats live.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
If confirmed, this would be the 16th case of avian flu in a human in the United States since March; most of them have been connected to ongoing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cattle.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Previous outbreaks have been recorded in there African countries like Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Angola.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That trend is reflected in Mecklenburg, which includes Charlotte, where gradual declines in vaccination have been met with increases in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Science shows that the rise in life-threatening extreme events such as droughts, floods, fires, heat waves, disease outbreaks, and many more, are caused by us humans.
—Johan Rockström, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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