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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

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

It has been used to treat West African sleeping sickness, a chronic illness spread by the tsetse fly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

It was the first time since his sickness that he had ventured out of his room, but he did quite well.

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




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