flare
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Despite a round of antivirals, the flare turned into the painful condition Bell’s palsy, a complication that causes muscle weakness and drooping, often in one side of the face.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
To investigate what happens in the brain during a pain flare, the researchers recruited 114 patients with chronic low back pain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The line floats in the top margin of a spiral notebook like a signal flare scrawled in pencil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Hilary asks me before showing me an image of a short-sleeved black beaded velvet body suit with a high-neck and an ’80s cut that would likely land somewhere above the flare of my hips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Aru knew because she’d dealt with it every day in school, that flare of not knowing where you belonged.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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Recent data bears this out—though it’s not clear why younger people might be having shingles flares, it’s possible that it’s related to high levels of stress.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Approximately 20% to 50% of patients who develop this complication experience repeated arthritis flares, and symptoms can persist for months or even years after immunotherapy ends.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Earlier, AFP saw two people climb over the education ministry wall and throw flares into the building.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
He said Abdela had "dived into the centre of the boat and moved to another location wearing a hat" before being identified, adding that the vessel did not have flares, GPS or maps onboard.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She spins in a circle and it flares out around her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Concerns over an AI bubble flared whenever competition intensified, growth showed signs of slowing or data-center operators reported construction logjams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Concerns about JetBlue’s viability have flared in recent days, however.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Ruscoe, who used to work in a job centre, said her chronic pain condition fibromyalgia had left her feeling fatigued and in pain and, when it had flared up, unable to move.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He’d settled into the role, and owned an .809 OPS, when his elbow injury flared while throwing before a game on Aug. 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Penelope’s temper flared, but she kept her voice hushed, as the children were not far off.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Yet another will relax rules around the routine flaring of "associated gas."
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
New heated debates are flaring up across the industry as CEOs, researchers and policymakers grapple with what it means to pace the frontier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
A teenage powerlifter managed to win double golds at a world championship despite her endometriosis flaring up to leave her in excruciating pain just before the competition.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Images from the European Union’s Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite showed flaring at the plant, but the official Saudi statement didn’t identify Abqaiq as a target of the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The heart of flame leapt nimbly across the gap between the trees and then went swinging and flaring along the whole row of them.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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