as in epidemics
medical
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 pandemics
But now, hurricanes and global pandemics be damned, Little Dix Bay is back and better than ever.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Similarly, over time, markets have recovered from past wars, recessions and pandemics, even though the bounceback wasn’t always so rapid.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
The restaurant has been owned by a handful of different families who navigated world wars, prohibition, and global pandemics, moving locations just twice but always staying on Decatur Street.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
The email was forwarded to Epstein in 2015 and an attachment on the email indicates it was related to a meeting in Geneva about pandemics.
—Layla Ferris, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
That’s the question many apparel brands are asking internally as geopolitical tension, trade disputes, pandemics and regional conflicts continuously chip away at their supply chain’s foundation.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
Resurrecting fungal strains Understanding the lessons of the past is essential to avoiding future plant pandemics.
—Lily Peck, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
The data can’t foresee recessions or pandemics—or the arrival of a technology that might do to the workforce what an asteroid did to the dinosaurs.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
That becomes extremely apparent in national—or global—health crises, such as pandemics.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Similarly, over time, markets have recovered from past wars, recessions and pandemics, even though the bounceback wasn’t always so rapid.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
The restaurant has been owned by a handful of different families who navigated world wars, prohibition, and global pandemics, moving locations just twice but always staying on Decatur Street.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
The email was forwarded to Epstein in 2015 and an attachment on the email indicates it was related to a meeting in Geneva about pandemics.
—Layla Ferris, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
That’s the question many apparel brands are asking internally as geopolitical tension, trade disputes, pandemics and regional conflicts continuously chip away at their supply chain’s foundation.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
Resurrecting fungal strains Understanding the lessons of the past is essential to avoiding future plant pandemics.
—Lily Peck, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
The data can’t foresee recessions or pandemics—or the arrival of a technology that might do to the workforce what an asteroid did to the dinosaurs.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
That becomes extremely apparent in national—or global—health crises, such as pandemics.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Pandemics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemics. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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