malady
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What humanity is struggling with nowadays is the malady in their soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
You are also suffering from a very modern malady: decision paralysis.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
But said rescue also referenced a clinical-sounding malady known as "single kitten syndrome," a behavioral term that did not exist two decades ago.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
Because I had rid her heart of its gravest malady.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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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
Still others described unexplained rashes, outbreaks of diarrhea and infestations of lice, among a host of other maladies for which many said they were offered only Tylenol or allergy medication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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
Supplicants approach him and put their hands on his veiny arms and bony shoulders, seeking healing from maladies real or imagined.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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