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cataract

[kat-uh-rakt] / ˈkæt əˌrækt /
NOUN
waterfall
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He said doctors told him he’ll require surgery to remove the cataract before they can determine that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

As a side effect of his surgery, Hamid said he later developed a cataract in his right eye and chose to have it treated privately before it affected his vision.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

And Medicare only pays the bottom level of cataract replacement lens—so people typically want to pay out of pocket to get the upgraded version.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The current pontiff understands his own papacy as presiding over a comparable cataract in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Old Grandma stood up straight when she said this and stared at Auntie with milky cataract eyes.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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