as in prevalence
the rate at which something happens
They found an increased incidence of crime in the city when social programs were cut.
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Recent Examples of incidence
The incidence of crime, welfare or unemployment among immigrants is lower than that of homegrown Americans.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Why Does Piriformis Syndrome Affect More Women Than Men?
While the exact reasons for the higher incidence of PS in women are still being explored, experts suggest a few contributing factors.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2025
The vaccine is not generally used in the United States because of its low TB incidence rate.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Overall, the study authors did not observe a significant link between regular yogurt consumption and colorectal cancer incidence.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Why Does Piriformis Syndrome Affect More Women Than Men?
While the exact reasons for the higher incidence of PS in women are still being explored, experts suggest a few contributing factors.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2025
The vaccine is not generally used in the United States because of its low TB incidence rate.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Overall, the study authors did not observe a significant link between regular yogurt consumption and colorectal cancer incidence.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidence
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The Legacy Of Fragmented Tools One of our most revealing insights, echoed by IDC's 2023 North American Tools/Vendors Consolidation Survey, is the prevalence of fragmented toolsets.—
Aviv Mussinger,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In 2017, such was the prevalence of an all-male poster of Ireland’s writers that the Irish Times felt compelled to create its own version featuring award-winning female best-sellers.—
Kathy Rose O'Brien,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Consider Supplements Research shows certain supplements might help reduce headache occurrence and severity when taken over time.—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2025
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The virtual meeting with each field office's special-agent-in-charge has long been a weekly occurrence, but this week's call was the first led by Patel, who was sworn in as director on Friday.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Engineers concluded the leaks were most likely caused by a harmonic response several times stronger than predicted, suggesting the vibrations during the ship's climb into space were in resonance with the vehicle's natural frequency.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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Around 7,000 new signs are going up in Virginia starting next week, plus new route names and frequency changes coming soon.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Incidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidence. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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