affliction
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And for people who use their voices frequently, there’s laryngeal dystonia—an affliction also suffered by radio host Diane Rehm.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Olay launched a face-and-neck-lifting treatment earlier this year and is marketing the product partly as a solution to the affliction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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
But lately, it is drawing attention for those drugs’ success at clearing a more familiar affliction: acne.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
I recall too well the stench of this affliction; it resembles no other smell.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing affliction
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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