stricken
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The stricken area is comprised mostly of towns and villages with few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
We still don’t know what exactly is driving our national outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the parasitic infection that has stricken thousands of Americans with explosive diarrhea.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
"The doctors tried to help her but she died," her stricken grandmother says the next day.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Public alarm over the illness began to grow following reports that three passengers died aboard the stricken vessel, MV Hondius.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Mr. Ray flopped back down on the couch, his face stricken, like he had seen a ghost.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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