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an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world
The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives. the AIDS pandemic
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Recent Examples of pandemic
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez compared it to the measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
Even as the pace of inflation has come down from post pandemic highs, Shanks said her cost of living is still high and her car insurance rates recently increased significantly.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kennedy may also affect the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to respond to another pandemic if given the power to determine how much federal funding should go toward vaccine development, some experts say.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez compared it to the measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The numbers of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border were way up from their pandemic lows, and the Biden administration had been slow to react.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
Even as the pace of inflation has come down from post pandemic highs, Shanks said her cost of living is still high and her car insurance rates recently increased significantly.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The measure also targets fentanyl dealing and possession, which has come to embody the deadliest dimensions of the national opioid epidemic.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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While oxycodone and other addictive prescription painkillers kicked off the opioid epidemic in the U.S, synthetic drugs such as fentanyl have become the drug responsible for the most overdose deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The winner of the presidential election was declared early the next morning, few people claimed widespread voter fraud, and the losing candidate conceded defeat.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Even operations that military analysts laud for their technical sophistication have lacked the precision to avoid widespread harm to civilians.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, a pervasive self-confidence issue can quickly turn problematic, as a leader’s level of faith in their abilities directly impacts decision-making, team dynamics and long-term success.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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This massive and pervasive hacking by China of U.S. telecom companies is significant.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Longwell said that fragmented media diets are particularly prevalent in younger voters, especially among 18- to 29-year-olds.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Insomnia is more prevalent among women and older adults.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, leaned on some famous Black male supporters, including controversial former NFL standouts Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, while also pitching himself to men in general through social media influencers, creators and podcasters.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Anti-China sentiment is rife among Baloch separatist groups.Sophia Saifi, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
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But the fire is burning in steep, jagged terrain that is proving difficult to access — including areas such as the Ishi Wilderness that haven’t burned in decades and so are overgrown and rife for fire, Tracy said.Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
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The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Otherwise, these state roads will continue to obstruct urban residents’ most cherished goals of safety, clean air, and public space.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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