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Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Most are part of a healthy ecosystem, but a smaller group can thrive below the gumline, inflame the gums and drive diseases such as gingivitis and periodontitis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

It’s easy to see how videos could inflame heated debates over managing such animals, in California and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

He continued that, against the current backdrop, the right approach was not to inflame tensions further by "amplifying more 'us and them rhetoric'".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

His sister misliked being reminded that he was the King's Hand, and he did not wish to inflame the relations between them any further.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The mice missing girdin developed severe gut inflammation and an altered microbiome, and many died from sepsis, a dangerous condition caused by an uncontrolled immune response that inflames the entire body and harms vital organs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

Bell’s palsy occurs when something inflames or injures a nerve that controls facial muscles.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Former president Donald Trump, who inflames passions in both parties, stayed out of the state.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022

"The last thing they want or need is to drip-feed the poison of blame into the divorce process. Blame inflames bitterness and recrimination."

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2022

Your pretty little camp inflames, Kelli had said.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

This "inflamed but immune-suppressed" state is one reason chemotherapy and immunotherapy can be less effective.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

The arrest in 2019 of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s CFO and the daughter of the company’s founder, inflamed U.S.-China relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

This risks further deaths and inflamed diplomatic tensions between Morocco and Spain.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

This decision inflamed conflicts that soon led to the Civil War.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

He was, by turns, inflamed by anger, twisted by confusion, withered by sadness.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

City leaders have previously resisted federal deployments, arguing they undermine local control and risk inflaming already tense situations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

In reaction to Erdogan's comments, Somaliland's foreign ministry said that Turkey, which has in recent years become an important geopolitical player in the Horn of Africa, should refrain from inflaming regional tensions.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

“It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands.”

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

The pattern is familiar: Elites hesitate to name antisemitism clearly for fear of inflaming tensions, only to discover that ambiguity emboldens extremists rather than restraining them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

The sun was a blood-red ball hovering outside his window, inflaming his eyes as he kept up a lookout for Africa on the horizon.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver