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sickness

[sik-nis] / ˈsɪk nɪs /


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"My lower back would always be like really sore and really tight. I get a sickness feeling at some points where you feel like you're going to throw up."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She is traveling by train to an unnamed city for a book festival, where she will be expected to speak with authority about the war—an assumed connection that fills her with sickness and shame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The findings showed that GLP-1 medications, especially semaglutide, were associated with fewer psychiatric-related hospital visits and reduced sickness absence.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Still, here’s one that those with a propensity to motion sickness may want to take a pass on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The walls are white, the floors squeak, and everything smells like a mix of toxic cleaning products and sickness.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy