inflamed

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U.S. relations with the region have been shaken by the war, which created major costs and inflamed U.S. allies’ security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I spent years tired and inflamed, but no one connected the dots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Doctors diagnosed her with encephalitis - an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen, with one in five cases proving fatal.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

"The absence of caspase-8 leads to a type of inflammatory cell death called necroptosis that creates a hostile, inflamed environment even before tumors fully form" explains von Karstedt.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

She had bites all over her, little red bumps, itchy and inflamed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin