emaciated
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She also had been been separated from her mother and was severely emaciated and in critical condition when she was found on the side of a road.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Foot-and-mouth causes fever and blisters near the hoof and in the mouth that prevent animals from feeding, as seen in the emaciated survivors.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
“Many of the surviving horses were visibly emaciated and in poor health and would not have survived without intervention,” according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Another woman said her husband looked emaciated when she saw him inside.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
Benjamin Rush emerged from the epidemic emaciated, feeble, and haunted.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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