plague
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Paul Keim, plague researcher and professor at Northern Arizona University, also said there is no reason for people in North America to start taking doxycycline.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
Russian authorities have denied that she died of the plague and attribute her death to “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
From Slate β Oct. 8, 2026
Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague and the governor of the local region said Thursday no health issues were detected after all her contacts were traced.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
It’s caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis that infects fleas and the small mammals that host fleas, and there are actually three types of plague depending on which part of the body becomes infected.
From Slate β Oct. 8, 2026
“Please don’t plague me, Jo, I’ve told you I don’t care much about him, and there isn’t to be anything said, but we are all to be friendly, and go on as before.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
This is not helped by the insecurity that plagues eastern DR Congo.
From BBC β Aug. 1, 2026
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 β Jun. 15, 2026
Lurid origin stories for plagues are nothing new under the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 12, 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 β Jun. 4, 2026
She did not need the Red Sea to part, or for ten plagues to descend upon them.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
"This is no time to return anyone forcibly to a country plagued by egregious human rights violations and abuses," UN rights chief Volker Turk last week.
From Barron's β Oct. 6, 2026
The rule was plagued by delays and litigation from the for-profit college industry.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 5, 2026
The Chargers are plagued by costly turnovers and mistakes down the stretch in a 26-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders that sends them to 0-2 on the season.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 27, 2026
For all the delays and frustrations that have plagued this rivalry over the past decade, Fury against Joshua remains the pinnacle of domestic boxing.
From BBC β Sep. 21, 2026
We sawed pine planks while the big blue horseflies a privy draws plagued us bad.
From "The Teacherβs Funeral" by Richard Peck
Combining wicked satire with genuine hope, Randy Boyagoda’s latest novel takes on the financial, moral and cultural crises plaguing modern academia.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 2, 2026
Nigeria's president has approved the country's largest military expansion in recent times - an attempt to tackle the slew of security challenges plaguing the nation.
From BBC β Jul. 24, 2026
There is no wall up, no layer of artifice between the musician and the actor plaguing modern biopics.
From Salon β Jul. 8, 2026
The weakness is partly being driven by the continued downturn plaguing Asian tech stocks.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 26, 2026
After Nessie finishes braiding my hair, my head throbbing because of her braiding skill, I finally ask the question that’s been plaguing me all week.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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