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pestilence

[pes-tl-uhns] / ˈpɛs tl əns /


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Invasive species came in all guises: foreign pestilence, foreign capital, and the developers.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

We can expect economic upheaval, famine and pestilence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

He is the master of pestilence and disease; famine.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024

In Stromford there had been much talk of this devastating pestilence, “the Great Mortality,” as it was called.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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