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malady

[mal-uh-dee] / ˈmæl ə di /


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When Alma is summoned to a doctor’s office to learn about Elisabet’s malady, the space—like Elisabet’s room itself—is characterless and denuded of nearly all décor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The malady of wantonness and the disease of “more” are not exclusive to American shores.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

That encounter is probably what left her grounded, Eksteen said, but it is probably not the cause of her underlying malady.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Some believed that the latest epidemic was of a "mystical malady", a common belief in some remote areas of the DRC.

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

But now their art and knowledge were baffled; for there were many sick of a malady that would not be healed; and they called it the Black Shadow, for it came from the Nazgûl.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The odds of these maladies rise dramatically in your 80s, but serious health challenges are not uncommon in your 70s, as I sadly saw with my late sister earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Nearly a week after being rescued near Big Bear Lake, Jackie — half of a celebrity bald eagle couple — remains in critical condition as veterinarians continue to puzzle over the cause of her maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

That would likely change if more people knew about the many different maladies associated with sun deprivation, including diabetes, dementia, depression and a range of autoimmune conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

"They treat a whole host of maladies," said Thomas Patton, a professor at New York state's Union College who has studied Myanmar's mystics.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

He was able to give aid in all manner of maladies.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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