plagues
Example Sentences
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We’ve had plagues and climate change before, to some degree, but until the Manhattan Project, humans weren’t really in control of that kind of existential, destructive power.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Acts of God are environmental: droughts, floods, locust plagues and the unusual winters that froze the Thames, contributing to recessions in 1710, 1739-40, 1762 and 1946-47.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Soccer, Luna believes, represents an affront to the individualistic mindset that plagues today’s world because, by nature, it must happen in community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Lexie, why don’t you give it a bit more thought. Maybe next time we meet, you’ll have identified a negative thought that plagues you.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
