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sickness

[sik-nis] / ˈsɪk nɪs /


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Rice, who suffered with a sickness bug in the lead-up to Saturday's quarter-final victory over Norway in Miami, was substituted at half-time.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

England boss Thomas Tuchel says Declan Rice spent most of the three days before their World Cup quarter-final win against Norway in bed with sickness.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Reports of sickness have emerged in other U.S. states as well.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Pip is the fastest growing part of the total working age sickness and disability bill, which was £58 billion in 2025.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

What if spatial sickness is a real thing?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

After a report last week of multiple sicknesses and deaths possibly arising from deli meats, Boar's Head Provisions has now announced a multi-state recall of many of its products.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2024

"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

Most startling, an additional 1,970 men at one point were hospitalized with sicknesses, including 72 with what was described as “psychoneurosis.”

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

There were always gut sicknesses and fevers sweeping through the camp.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis




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