Meaning of second wave | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A phenomenon that can develop during a pandemic where after a group recovers and infections appear to decrease, another group becomes infected and causes a recurrence in cases.
2. second-wave feminism

Examples

“Earlier this afternoon, Centers for Disease Control⟳ and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield stated that a second wave⟳ of the coronavirus would be even “more difficult” than the original.”

“A second wave⟳ of Covid-19 now seems to be a racing certainty. And a gathering avalanche of numbers attests to an economic disaster that is probably already upon us.”

“Understanding gender 'as a question⟳ rather than an answer⟳', contextual, nonprescriptive and inherently intersectional, parafeminism sheds 'some of the closures and limitations' of the second wave⟳ […]”

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