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The problem with this line is that unvaccinated children can sicken infants and immuno-compromised children who can’t be inoculated, leaving some disabled or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

An infected flea, although rare, can sicken pets, which are vulnerable to the disease, Chopra said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

Then: “What’s the matter?” he asked her; and felt the heart within him sicken.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

“Gossip is an evil that destroys social life, sickens people’s hearts and leads to nothing,” the 88-year-old pontiff admonished.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024

Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of people across the globe each year and can lead to severe illness and death.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024

‘I felt like I was robbed of time with my best friend. It just sickens me.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

But the Grimmer family say that decision gave no consideration to "the victim of the crime", and describe the omission of Cheryl's name from the judgement as "something that sickens the family".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

“The sight of a wound or scar always agitates and sickens me,” she said.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

In 2010, a salmonella outbreak tied to Taco Bell sickened 155 people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Federal health authorities were preparing late last week to link Taylor Farms to a multistate parasitic infection that has sickened thousands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Nearly 2,000 people who ate food from Taco Bell have been sickened in those nine states during the outbreak, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

In last Friday’s newsletter, we told you about a foodborne parasitic outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across several states.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

I told Luzan what I could; for years I felt disordered by it, sickened, until I released the secret to him.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Market volatility has erased some funds’ value with sickening speed—most famously 2018’s “Volmageddon.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

There are also challenges for local businesses, which say customers are staying away because the stench is so sickening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

There is something profoundly sickening in the way this war with Iran is being discussed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

It hit bottom, finally, with a sickening crack.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda