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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

“She is fevered. She has caught some pestilence from the land of rats.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins




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