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illness

[il-nis] / ˈɪl nɪs /


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Illness is predicted to spread faster, infect more people and put higher-risk groups at greater chance of being seriously ill or hospitalized.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

Illness doesn’t reflect a lack of effort, and bad things happen to the most proactive among us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

"This is an urgent wake-up call," says Brian Dow, deputy chief executive of Rethink Mental Illness.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

It would likely be useful for the more than 40 million adults in the U.S, who, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suffer from an anxiety disorder.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Illness is a story told in the past tense.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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