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dehydration

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


NOUN
dryness
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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

"People could be dead or dying from dehydration, heat stroke or any other conditions," pilot Omar El Manfalouty told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Another patient, Ann, arrived by ambulance and was being treated for an infection and dehydration.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Water deprivation in hundred-degree heat doubles, maybe triples the dehydration clock.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman