flu season
noun
: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses
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Progresso has come up with a new way for soup lovers to consume chicken noodle soup this cold and flu season.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The company cited a weaker cough, cold and flu season and lower sales in discretionary product categories.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
With flu season well under way, getting farmworkers any flu vaccine is one of the most essential measures the country has to limit H5N1’s threat.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Fall marks the start of flu season, which means a fever, cough or runny nose could be imminent.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The company cited a weaker cough, cold and flu season and lower sales in discretionary product categories.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
With flu season well under way, getting farmworkers any flu vaccine is one of the most essential measures the country has to limit H5N1’s threat.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Fall marks the start of flu season, which means a fever, cough or runny nose could be imminent.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Flu season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flu%20season. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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