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sickness

[sik-nis] / ˈsɪk nɪs /


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The break saves him from headaches and heat sickness, but stretches his day to 12 or 13 hours.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

There are a number of obvious factors which have combined to blow open the singles draws - injury, sickness, the ageing process and the unusual heatwave which hit Paris.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In reality, she is prone to motion sickness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

They’ll be using their current experience to do so, including the higher sickness and death rates they’re seeing thanks to a higher uninsured or underinsured population.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Surely, they muttered, the baby had the sickness, too.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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