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sickness

[sik-nis] / ˈsɪk nɪs /


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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

The 35-year-old had suffered from altitude sickness, reports say.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"The degree of illness and sickness that I went through was hell on earth, it was torture, to go through that and to be able to bounce back."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

He knew a great deal about radiation sickness; apparently he had studied it even before the war.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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