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The phrase "a devastating outbreak of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a severe or harmful occurrence of something, typically in the context of diseases or negative events.
Example: "The region is currently facing a devastating outbreak of a new virus that has affected thousands."
Alternatives: "a catastrophic surge of" or "a severe epidemic of".
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"A devastating outbreak of Ebola virus disease is clearly not the ideal situation for doing a vaccine trial.
Within a few months of their arrival, a devastating outbreak of yellow fever swept through the veteran French soldiers, killing more than 27,000.
He marched with a large force to Rome, but a devastating outbreak of malaria among his troops while in the city put an end to the emperor's plans.
Especially when you consider that they are in a city near Seoul that has suddenly become ground zero for a devastating outbreak of avian flu.
At the start of the book, she lives in India, but is forced to leave for her uncle's mansion in England in order to escape a devastating outbreak of cholera.
The disease, called delta hepatitis, poses "an ominous specter for much of the world," according to a team of American and Venezuelan researchers who reported a devastating outbreak of the disease among Venezuelan Indians.
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What is new, however, is the fact that such a devastating outbreak was the result of a disease we've known about for nearly four decades.
LPAI viruses (H7N2) have circulated in the northeastern United States live bird markets for over a decade and were the cause of a devastating outbreak predominantly on domestic turkey farms in 2002.
Tests point to the Nipah virus, which debuted with a devastating outbreak in Malaysia in 1999.
— Nearly a week after the devastating outbreak of tornadoes, it is still not clear what the wind wrought.
The devastating outbreak of illness in Europe this spring was caused by yet another rare form of E. coli, O104:H4, which investigators say was spread through tainted sprouts.
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