stricken
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Rescuers were still combing the stricken area for victims, search and rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP on Monday morning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The delay could make it more difficult for ill people to remember all the foods they ate, “down to a single ingredient in a salad,” before they were stricken, Rimoin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Residents stricken by the parasite told the BBC it was "the most painful thing I've ever been through in my life".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
We still don’t know what exactly is driving our national outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the parasitic infection that has stricken thousands of Americans with explosive diarrhea.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Linda and Mark stood there, stricken, and Joaquin felt himself smash against the ground, shattering wide open.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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