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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

These social gatherings were designed to deliberately sicken children to "get it over with" in the days before vaccines existed.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

But three hundred years ago the trees began to sicken.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

"It sickens me that it could have been prevented," she says.

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

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

And that are media continues to ignore/dismiss a very obvious reality sickens me.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023

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

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

Michigan officials have reported more than 7,600 sickened residents, including 160 people who were hospitalized for their symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Food and Drug and Administration said Wednesday it is investigating an additional cyclospora outbreak that the agency said has sickened at least 72 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Health officials are searching for the path of a parasite that has sickened potentially thousands of people across more than 30 states and isn’t showing signs of stopping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

I cried inwardly, as the night lingered and lingered—as my bleeding patient drooped, moaned, sickened: and neither day nor aid arrived.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The Mexico striker could have died on the football pitch in November 2020 when a sickening head injury left him with a fractured skull.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

"It was sickening how into it they were," he said.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

By sickening contrast, Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the Times, and Jia Tolentino, a writer for the New Yorker, giggled their way through an interview with Mr. Piker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The harpy’s sickening red mouth moved again, but this time it was to purse her lips into a mock kiss.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman