inflamed

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These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

The water shortages have inflamed tensions between the upper basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, and the lower basin states: Arizona, California and Nevada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

We punched and counterpunched, dissected and cross-examined, though it was clearly I who was more inflamed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama