sudden outbreak
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsuddenandoutbreak
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sudden
adjective
uk/ˈsʌd.ən/us/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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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 ofsuddenandoutbreakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thesuddenoutbreakof witchcraft violence aroused considerable interest far beyond its regional setting.
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We are not witnessing asuddenoutbreakof crime.
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It will make it most difficult if there is asuddenoutbreakof illness or epidemic among children.
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I have no idea what the reason is for thissuddenoutbreakof juvenile delinquency.
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Are we really prepared at the present moment for asuddenoutbreakof war?
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I am very interested in thissuddenoutbreakof unity.
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Asuddenoutbreakof gastro-enteritis among small children leading to deaths may occur from time to time without specific cause.
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I am told there has been asuddenoutbreakinvolving from 700 to 800 cases of serious illness, and there have been a number of deaths.
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His departure is delayed by asuddenoutbreakof cholera which sweeps the islands.
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Luther's dissent marked asuddenoutbreakof a new and irresistible force of discontent which had been pushed underground but not resolved.
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We should be alert to and aware of the dangers of sudden outbreaks of highly infectious and dangerous diseases which can suddenly spread on a global basis.
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Karamoja is a backward and remote district, which is from time to time the scene of sudden outbreaks of inter-tribal fighting and stock raiding.
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In ancient times, the sudden outbreaks of war prevented the census from being taken, because a large number of the citizens would necessarily be absent.
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He grew to a prodigious height but in temperament he followed his father and was surly and uncooperative, given to sudden outbreaks of violent temper.
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