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dehydration

[dee-hahy-drey-shuhn] / ˌdi haɪˈdreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
dryness
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Rodriguez, 34, showed signs of illness during Colombia's 3-1 defeat by France on 29 March and subsequently spent three days in hospital with severe dehydration.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital and given fluids for dehydration last month after attending a dinner in his honor in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At the time, a Price staffer said he was suffering from dehydration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Israeli media reported that the incident could have been connected to the daycare's heating system, suggesting heat exhaustion and dehydration as possible causes.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In the spring the lower bank is underwater, but right now it’s August, when dehydration and sun sickness stalk the village.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard




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