sickness
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There is a very real fear about trying to catch things before they happen, and often, these products are trying to market a cure for a sickness that hasn’t even happened yet.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
In its annual assessment, it said since 2019 it had received 992 reports of sickness in Wales caused by sewage, with 215 of those coming in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It took the company more than six weeks to clear the site, during which residents complained about a surge of rats, flies and sickness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Motion sickness is caused by "a mismatch in sensory cues," Hac says.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“My daughter has the sickness along with Angeline. Keep the children warm. Feed them good.”
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
"There are sicknesses and we can not find any cure," said 54-year-old Abu Khalil, who has been displaced to Rafah in southern Gaza.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024
The buses were crowded with sicknesses spreading quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Charles N. Hunter, who later wrote a critical report accusing General Stilwell of sending men still recovering from jungle sicknesses back into combat, which drew a Congressional investigation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Breathing brings these particles deep into the lungs, where they can cause many different sicknesses, from coughs, headaches, and sore throats to asthma, lung problems, and even cancer.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 7, 2023
The three lines are organized by urgency, as in, those with sicknesses versus those of us dying today by some unknown force versus bored visitors.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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