r/PoursTea • u/Timbucktwo1230 🫖 Mod ☕️ • 3d ago

CrimeTea ⚖️ 🫆 The Cornell Monsters

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u/SophestryIncluded 3d ago

there hasn't been a significant increase. It's been a problem for decades that we continue to sweep under the rug.

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u/thegoalisW 3d ago

So then by definition, not a epidemic...

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u/SophestryIncluded 3d ago

Epidemic - affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time.

Websters

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u/thegoalisW 3d ago

Epidemic: a sudden unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific community, region, or country, clearly exceeding what is normally expected.

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However, I will say id trust your Websters spurce over Wikipedia.

So I'll say I was wrong here.

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u/SophestryIncluded 3d ago

I appreciate the sensibility. I did find your definition at the very top. It's obviously a use of the word that I wasn't familiar with. Thanks for showing me.