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sicken

verb as in revolt, make ill

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The fumes—sometimes described as smelling of “wet dog,” “Cheetos” or “nail polish”—have led to emergency landings, sickened passengers and affected pilots’ vision and reaction times midflight, according to official reports.

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Since the avian flu arrived en force in California’s dairy industry in 2024, not only has it sickened cows, it has killed hundreds of domestic cats.

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The judge at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court said it must have been a "disgusting and sickening" experience for the girl, who was wearing school uniform at the time.

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She went on to write: “Thought I didn’t agree at ALL with Charlie Kirk; his shooting death sickened me; and should have sickened any decent human being. What is happening to our country?”

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Harmful algae blooms had sickened marine life in each of the three years prior.

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