anonymous Is "global" redundant in "global pandemic"? Almost, but not quite. According to dictionaries, pandemics don't have to be global, although they can.
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anonymousIs "global" redundant in "global pandemic"?
Almost, but not quite. According to dictionaries, pandemics don't have to be global, although they can.
pandemic: an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
pandemic: prevalent over a whole country or the wor