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Newsom drew a parallel to the plague of retail theft that captivated the state not long ago, and which the state has successfully combated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Although plague was present, the researchers say it does not fully explain what happened.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

The directors suggest Black Rock City has been visited upon by a plague of plutocrats and anarchists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

And the biggest plague, the one that never seems to go away, is deep-seated resentment for, often outright hostility to, mothers and the work of parenting.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

“It won’t hurt him, so remember, I leave him in your charge, to plague, pet, and keep in order.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

The damned disease especially plagues Mexican American men like me, and many aren’t getting screened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

That’s why Ophie was tensed in the parlor, waiting to see if the cousins would descend upon her like one of the seven plagues the pastor back in Darling always talked about.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Bean representative rather than deal with yet another AI assistant on a the website from a company whose parent company is plagued by data leaks.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Bouts of volatility have plagued chip stocks in recent weeks as some investors worry that valuations and AI spending might be too high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Water chiefs say sewage leaking from damaged pipes could be a source of pollution which has plagued a seafront for years.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Mineral-rich eastern DRC has been plagued by conflict for three decades.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

“If John doesn’t know anything about this nonsense, don’t tell him, and make Jo and Laurie hold their tongues. I won’t be deceived and plagued and made a fool of. It’s a shame!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

For all the injuries plaguing baseball’s modern era, players are also recovering from them better, and more consistently, than ever, according to Dodgers head physician Neal ElAttrache.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

With that comes the threat of real danger, given the dramatic rise in elbow injuries currently plaguing the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

He has devoted a surprising amount of time and energy into relaying the minute engineering problems plaguing this shallow pool on the National Mall.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has, historically, been very public about his concerns about what is plaguing the nation’s well-being.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

"As I said, if it were not for the three evils plaguing the village, this village would indeed be happy."

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin