Example Sentences

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The outbreak, which experts suspect was circulating under the radar for some time, was caused by the less common Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

She said this year's flu jab was not proving to be as effective as hoped due to a new mutation that was circulating.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Vigilance committees formed across the entire South to ensure that nothing seditious was circulating.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

In California, officials used wastewater to predict waves of infection and just how much the virus was circulating among populations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

My father’s bed was directly beneath a ceiling fan, which was circulating cold air from a stand-alone air-conditioning unit on a side window.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat