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
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.
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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
The — this coincides with a continent-wide pandemic or pandemics.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Second comes misuse risks, or the possibility that AI could empower the same types of people who today commit school shootings to instead kickstart global pandemics, for example.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Whether or not the show is about pandemics, AI, or some ungodly combination of the two, one thing’s for certain—there’s never a better time to travel than during the apocalypse.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
On top of that, shocks from nature, such as pandemics and climate events, and waves of new technology disrupt economies and power structures.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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
The — this coincides with a continent-wide pandemic or pandemics.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Second comes misuse risks, or the possibility that AI could empower the same types of people who today commit school shootings to instead kickstart global pandemics, for example.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Whether or not the show is about pandemics, AI, or some ungodly combination of the two, one thing’s for certain—there’s never a better time to travel than during the apocalypse.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
On top of that, shocks from nature, such as pandemics and climate events, and waves of new technology disrupt economies and power structures.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Pandemics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemics. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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