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Recent Examples of pathogenic
The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has decimated flocks across the country since it was first detected in February 2022.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza that begun in 2022 has recently intensified.
—Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
The shortage is largely caused by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has affected nearly 19 million birds in the past 30 days.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
One reason eggs are pricey and sometimes hard to find is an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pathogenic
Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza that begun in 2022 has recently intensified.
—Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
The shortage is largely caused by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has affected nearly 19 million birds in the past 30 days.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
One reason eggs are pricey and sometimes hard to find is an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenic
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
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This high rate of vaccination is needed because measles is the most infectious virus transmitted through the respiratory route – through coughing and sneezing.—
Professor David R. Hill,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Measles is so highly infectious that 95% immunity is required to prevent epidemics, the WHO says.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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The study, published Feb. 24 in ACS Food Sciences & Technology, found that tea can remove toxic heavy metals like lead and cadmium from drinking water.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
6 Mar. 2025
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The employees routinely complained about the toxic culture—micromanagement, frequent and unproductive meetings and public blame games.—
Kamales Lardi,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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And to make matters worse, crime rates have risen, demonstrations by taxi drivers have turned violent, and a bungled garbage collection policy has blanketed Luanda with waste and a pestilential stench.—
Ricardo Soares De Oliveira,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2015
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Scientists have found bits of plastic in the ocean that are coated in communities of microorganisms, including harmful bacteria.5 Jayakrishnan said the microplastics in the body may play a similar role, offering a medium for cancer-causing bacteria to grow and disrupt the gut microbiome.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Better yet, they can still be used on public lands to sustain local communities in place of harmful industrial extraction.—
TIME,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Until this cycle of indoctrination of this poisonous hatred is stopped, there’s no chance in hell for real peace for the Middle East.—
David Draiman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both Hackman and Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, Mendoza said, but added that the pathologist would be the one to rule out the poisonous gas as the cause of death.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Even economic arguments could not overcome the virulent resentment of immigrants.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Regardless of West's clear intent to provoke commentary or the current state of his mental health, this type of virulent anti-Semitism requires clear and immediate condemnation in order to maintain the safety of Jews everywhere.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, is no longer responding to treatment for an aggressive and malignant brain tumor known as glioblastoma, with which she was diagnosed in 2022.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly malignant and very aggressive type of cancer responsible for about 13% of all lung cancers.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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