sickened
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The blazes in Indonesia have burned through hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations, sickened local residents and sent thick haze across the region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
She felt betrayed, and sickened, but did not immediately end the relationship.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
No unopened, distributed Abbott infant formulas have tested positive for the bacteria that sickened the babies, the company said in a statement Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Nearly 13,000 people across 21 states had been sickened, 570 hospitalized and two had died after an outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The illness, which came from drinking unpasteurized milk, had sickened at least eight people in Smyth County that summer.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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