sicken
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So it’s in our best interest to study and monitor anything that can spread quickly and sicken or kill folks.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
The problem with this line is that unvaccinated children can sicken infants and immuno-compromised children who can’t be inoculated, leaving some disabled or worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
“There are times, sugah, when you sicken me.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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"It sickens me that it could have been prevented," she says.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of people across the globe each year and can lead to severe illness and death.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
‘I felt like I was robbed of time with my best friend. It just sickens me.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
And that are media continues to ignore/dismiss a very obvious reality sickens me.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
I hate her, Eleanor thought, she sickens me; she is all washed and clean and wearing my red sweater.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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The cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands of people since last month, with a particular concentration of cases in Michigan.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
To date, 15 states have reported high numbers of cyclosporiasis cases; the epicenter continues to be in Michigan, whose state public health department has reported more than 12,400 sickened residents, 279 hospitalizations and two deaths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has sickened thousands across multiple states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In last Friday’s newsletter, we told you about a foodborne parasitic outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across several states.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
I guess she couldn’t help thinking what I was thinking—that if hydrophobia had sickened one of our cows, it just might get them all.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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Despite the uptick, officials say California is not included in the cyclosporiasis outbreak that’s hit 15 states, sickening tens of thousands of people with prolonged bouts of diarrhea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
And I would be living within walking distance of a sickening number of farmers markets.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Bradley described PR content and celebrity skits one day after the consultation closed as "honestly sickening."
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Once I was there, Brooke Daniels and her sickening boyfriend, Timmy Kurtz, caught my eye.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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