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The problem with this line is that unvaccinated children can sicken infants and immuno-compromised children who can’t be inoculated, leaving some disabled or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

An infected flea, although rare, can sicken pets, which are vulnerable to the disease, Chopra said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

But three hundred years ago the trees began to sicken.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

But the disease would once again become endemic, meaning ever-present at some baseline level, like influenza, which sickens millions and kills thousands in the U.S. every year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

“Gossip is an evil that destroys social life, sickens people’s hearts and leads to nothing,” the 88-year-old pontiff admonished.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024

Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of people across the globe each year and can lead to severe illness and death.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024

Caerphilly Bird Rescue posted a comment about the video, saying it "sickens me to the stomach".

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

Faugh! it sickens me to think of it.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

She felt betrayed, and sickened, but did not immediately end the relationship.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nearly 13,000 people across 21 states had been sickened, 570 hospitalized and two had died after an outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The massive diarrhea-causing parasitic outbreak that sickened tens of thousands of people across 21 states over the summer has ended, though officials continue to investigate the cause of contamination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

An outbreak of E. coli and salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened dozens of people across 15 states, public-health officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It sickened Shukumar, knowing that she had spent these past evenings preparing for a life without him.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Sewage from Tijuana flows into Imperial Beach, Coronado and other parts of southern San Diego County, sickening swimmers and surfers, forcing beach closures and threatening Navy SEALs training in Coronado.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The cyclospora outbreak has become the nation’s largest of its kind, sickening thousands of people.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a frequent critic of the food industry, which he has blamed for sickening Americans with ultraprocessed foods and chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

And I would be living within walking distance of a sickening number of farmers markets.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

When, a week or so later, she woke up in pain, a sharp stinging on her side and a great, sickening nausea pervading her body, she panicked.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie