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Recent Examples of virulence Still others are investigating viruses that attack Bd and eventually might be used to reduce its virulence. Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024 Assuming the contagiousness and virulence of Neolithic diseases increased through time, dense settlements such as Çatalhöyük may have reached a tipping point where the effects of disease outweighed the benefits of living closely together. R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024 Scientists emphasized that this hasn’t been linked to virulence or rapid transmission. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for virulence
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Noun
  • Class 2 obesity: This ranges from 35-39.9, with a moderate risk of severity.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 May 2025
  • Recalls are typically classified by severity, and while not all involve immediate danger, they are carried out as a precaution to protect public health.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, restrictions on vacant CPS property sales are part of a broader problem, and that’s education officials’ open hostility toward alternative education models.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Then a decade of talks crashed into President Trump’s hostility toward Canada.
    Karen Weise, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Jon Worrell, 58, was arrested on charges including malice murder and felony murder in the death of his wife Doris Worrell, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
  • Cornell faces charges of voyeurism with malice, second-degree stalking and breach of peace.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Turmeric may help stimulate bile, which supports digestion and helps get rid of waste from the body.
    Morgan Pearson, MS, RD, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This hormone increases bile production in your small intestine and may help push waste through your body more quickly.4 All these processes working together can increase your urge to poop.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Virulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virulence. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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