sicken
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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
“There are times, sugah, when you sicken me.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
"It sickens me that it could have been prevented," she says.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
“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
In the U.S. alone, the bug sickens thousands and kills hundreds every year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Faugh! it sickens me to think of it.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
“They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Residents from across Southeast Los Angeles County said they have been sickened by the constant odor of rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The news arrived as the U.S. continues to deal with its largest-ever cyclospora outbreak, which has sickened thousands of people, particularly in Michigan, and been linked to two deaths of people with underlying health conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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
Thomas looked at Teresa, saw the sickened look on her face that surely mirrored his own.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
The cyclospora outbreak has become the nation’s largest of its kind, sickening thousands of people.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Wildlife officials had found that many of these poisons worked their way through the food chain, sickening and killing owls, raptors, coyotes and mountain lions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a frequent critic of the food industry, which he has blamed for sickening Americans with ultraprocessed foods and chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
And I would be living within walking distance of a sickening number of farmers markets.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
With a sickening swing, he dumps us into the boat.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
