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malady

[mal-uh-dee] / ˈmæl ə di /


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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

You are also suffering from a very modern malady: decision paralysis.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

No form of exile or malady can defeat us.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

The odds of these maladies rise dramatically in your 80s, but serious health challenges are not uncommon in your 70s, as I sadly saw with my late sister earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Still others described unexplained rashes, outbreaks of diarrhea and infestations of lice, among a host of other maladies for which many said they were offered only Tylenol or allergy medication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The author whose name is forever associated with the title of his 1973 book, “The Anxiety of Influence,” suffered from depression and was susceptible to other maladies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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

Supplicants approach him and put their hands on his veiny arms and bony shoulders, seeking healing from maladies real or imagined.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner


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