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Meanings of outbreak in English

Portuguese
surto
Catalan
esclat
Spanish
erupción

A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

        surto
        Usage of outbreak in English
        1
        Asked if component shortages could result from the outbreak, Kudlow said: Yes.
        Reuters
        2
        Stop current outbreak as soon as possible by implementing effective control measures.
        Jamaica Observer
        3
        The Ministry of Health said 15 cases were linked to the outbreak.
        Radio NZ
        4
        The outbreak involved twenty cases, primarily living within the greater Copenhagen area.
        Pubmed
        5
        The outbreak of the new coronavirus began late last year in China.
        Reuters
        6
        Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis said the government is taking the outbreak seriously.
        Radio NZ
        7
        Earlier today, the World Health Organisation labelled the outbreak a global pandemic.
        Radio NZ
        8
        The World Health Organisation has said it was India's most serious outbreak.
        Reuters
        9
        Mr Humm said farmers needed quick and accurate information about the outbreak.
        Radio NZ
        10
        Activity picked up earlier this week, indicating a possible new lava outbreak.
        Radio NZ
        11
        Health authorities also confirmed this is an outbreak of type 3 dengue.
        Radio NZ
        12
        Every year, the month of April brings an outbreak of damaging wildfires.
        The Irish Times
        13
        The World Health Organization has said it was India's most serious outbreak.
        Reuters
        14
        The government has said it took timely measures to delay the outbreak.
        Reuters
        15
        Conclusion: Contaminated water and street-vended beverages were likely vehicles of this outbreak.
        Pubmed
        16
        Mexico's finance minister said he expected the outbreak to hurt the economy.
        Reuters
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