virus
Example Sentences
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Long Covid, according to the NHS, is when symptoms of the virus, such as fatigue, brain fog, and pain, last longer than 12 weeks.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Once inside a tumor cell, the virus destroys it and then produces copies of itself that move on to infect neighboring cancer cells.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
He later received approval to use pig cells in humans but stopped the program due to a pig virus he feared could harm patients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
And as the virus continues to circulate, more people are being forced to reckon with a life-altering yet often invisible disability whose relative newness offers few answers for the future and few avenues for support.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
Our tribes got much bigger, and we spread across the entire planet like an unstoppable virus.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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