contracted
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The last time this cohort contracted was the first quarter of 2025, amid uncertainty surrounding tariff policies and fears of economic weakness.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Among them was Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who contracted sepsis and lost a fallopian tube in 2021 after doctors refused to induce her at 18 weeks pregnant in circumstances much like Waldorf’s.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Of the 322 people suspected to have contracted Ebola in Mongbwalu -- where many of the outbreak's first cases were recorded -- 88 have died, according to the latest toll from the authorities.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
U.S. authorities evacuated an American medical missionary who contracted Ebola in Congo to a hospital in Germany with similar capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The bird’s clawed feet contracted then released, the softest scratching noise ever, a stick-drawing scraping across cold concrete.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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