affliction

Papatiti fears that the death toll is being underestimated and that the affliction may also be affecting elephants in neighbouring Tanzania.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Further, they can be hard for primary care doctors, who might not be familiar with every tick-borne affliction, to catch.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Beyond entertainment, Shepard devoted herself to raising awareness for sickle cell anemia after a friend died of the affliction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

For Belichick, they say, it's part love of the game, part love for coaching, and part an affliction that has ailed many great sports figures: an inability to know when to say goodbye.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Today, however, we remember him for his landmark study of the affliction then called the "shaking palsy," but known ever since as Parkinson’s disease.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

If Resurrection Church is famed in Catholic and activist circles across Southern California, it’s because parishioners over the decades have had to deal with afflictions on the level of Job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Now that they are defanged, these countries’ remaining afflictions don’t threaten Americans or occupy the attention of senior U.S. national security officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Meanwell did what he does best—find the next big thing in medicine by looking for the biggest afflictions facing the most patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Meanwhile, physical afflictions can be ameliorated via automated systems that adjust indoor conditions in response to signs of animal distress.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

Family lore had it that he possessed unexplained skills and senses, that his nimble hands could spirit away afflictions in both humans and animals.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly