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symptom

[simp-tuhm] / ˈsɪmp təm /


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The early melt is a symptom of global warming that scientists say is becoming more pronounced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Foreign policy analysts would normally consider distraction to be a lazy and unprofessional explanation for major actions like wars, if not a symptom of paranoid conspiracy thinking.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Rahimy noted that "Blood in the stool is not the chief symptom or the most common symptom that these patients present with."

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Infectious diseases expert Katharine Cartwright, from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, previously told the inquest how this was a manifestation of hydrophobia - the fear of water - which is a symptom found only with rabies.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“The only thing I’ve come up with is that changing the simulation isn’t what they care about; it’s just a symptom of something else. Something they do care about.”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth