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as in pandemics
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as in eruptions
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Noun
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Past eruptions of Spurr have caused significant disruption to air travel in nearby Anchorage, sometimes shutting flights down for days.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025 -
The 1992 eruptions prompted the temporary closures of airports in Anchorage and other communities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The earthquake’s energy release was comparable to that of several hundred nuclear weapon explosions.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2025
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Several tanks containing various fuels caused secondary explosions in the building.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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Aid organizations and the United Nations warned that the disaster could worsen hunger and trigger disease outbreaks in a country already gripped by civil war and among the most difficult places in the world for humanitarian efforts.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Measles outbreaks have been occurring.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Epidemics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epidemics. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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