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
That encounter is probably what left her grounded, Eksteen said, but it is probably not the cause of her underlying malady.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 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
Anxiety paralysis is real, and people who procrastinate often are not lazy, but instead suffer from this all-too-common malady.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Only later did I realize that the true cause of this malady was hard, merciless shivering, my muscles contracting as mechanically as if by electric impulse, all night long, every night.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
One condition alone can be difficult to address, but intertwined maladies further complicate matters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
Research shows that such stress can cause an increase in physical, psychological and emotional illness, along with other maladies, up to and including death.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
Generally, it means excessive competition, but it has become a shorthand for a range of maladies, especially deflation and overcapacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
If undetected, it can lie dormant in the human body for years before erupting in a positive fiesta of maladies.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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