initial outbreak
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandoutbreak
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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outbreak
noun[C]
uk/ˈaʊt.breɪk/us/ˈaʊt.breɪk/
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous ...
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(Definition ofinitialandoutbreakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Reporting the 1737 recurrence, the press contextualized it immediately against theinitialoutbreakof 1730, an indication of the indelible character of incendiarism on the city's collective memory.
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Both these secondary outbreaks are directly linked with theinitialoutbreak.
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On many occasions such kindly actions have resulted in aninitialoutbreakof disease.
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The origin of theinitialoutbreakin this area has not yet been determined, but inquiries are still proceeding.
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It has just smouldered on for 12 months and it has now reached an area of 200 square miles from thatinitialoutbreak.
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It is incumbent on us to question seriously why, at least two months before theinitialoutbreakwas announced, such inquiries for supplies had suddenly been made.
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With the exception of two outbreaks, to the best of my knowledge, there has not been a large number of secondary cases after theinitialoutbreak.
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It is the first winter without a case since theinitialoutbreakin late 2002.
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The government did not attempt to stop theinitialoutbreakof violence across the state.
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It has not been detected in the wild since itsinitialoutbreak.
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All this might have been avoided if the initial outbreaks had been effectively dealt with.
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The initial outbreaks in this country do not correspond regularly with the migratory seasons.
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These are all designed to help to avoid either initial outbreaks or the spread of the disease.
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In reference to the actual spread from initial outbreaks in this country, it is significant that two for certain and possibly others have spread from markets.
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After a scattering of initial outbreaks, dead bodies all over the world begin to reanimate "en masse" and attack the living.
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