flare-up

Example Sentences

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It’s a perennial pathogen, highly contagious and extremely deadly, and its occasional flareups could threaten a global disaster.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

And tempting as it might be, don’t try to time the gold market based on geopolitical flareups.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

They were tasked with putting out hot spots and flareups.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

A team of Northwestern University scientists has developed the first wireless, implantable temperature sensor to detect inflammatory flareups in patients with Crohn's disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

At that you ’n’ the little lady will have yore flareups.

From The Fighting Edge by Raine, William MacLeod