plague
Example Sentences
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Yet many of the challenges that have long prevented American companies from making big investments there still plague the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
There is no vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the current Ebola outbreak, the 17th to plague the vast central African country of more than 100 million people.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
While this shift raises new concerns, it also has the potential to eliminate many of the frustrations that plague current systems.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The plague sounds like a distant threat, but a small number of serious cases of the disease occur every year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
At first they thought it was a plague.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing plague
A Long Walk to Water
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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