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noun Meteorology.

a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.

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Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
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But with the outbreak of hostilities in mid-2011, all festivities were thrust into the deep freeze.
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“We know the outbreak is still flaming strongly in western Sierra Leone and some parts of the interior of Guinea,” said Nabarro.
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It was a traditional burial—the kind that the government is now battling—that led to the first outbreak.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families|Abby Haglage|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An outbreak in Madagascar, where the disease is endemic, already has involved more than 100 people and killed almost half.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left)|Kent Sepkowitz|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He joined the army at the outbreak of the revolution, and continued in it until it was disbanded.
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Long before that, however, the sun had come back to gladden the Polar regions, and break up the reign of ancient night.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It happened that an unusually large crop had been planted and was approaching maturity at the moment of the outbreak of the war.
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The rebel general opportunely arrived in Singapore at or about the time of the outbreak of American-Spanish hostilities.
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With the end of the moratorium on November 4, it may be said that the crisis produced by the outbreak of war was over.
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