plague
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Appeared in the June 10, 2026, print edition as 'Enduring a Subtle Sonic Plague'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Plague is a very serious disease but can be treated with easily available antibiotics, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025
Plague is no longer found in the UK and the chance of it occurring in a person returning to the country is "very low", the government says.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
Camus’ The Plague is set in Oran, and with this connection in mind he christens his new series of unflinching depictions of massacre.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
Samuel Stearns summed up their feelings in a bit of awkward verse: “This mortal Plague at thy command / And thou thereby hast humbled sinful man!”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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