stricken
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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
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
The heroic pilot who safely ditched a stricken airliner in a New York City river in 2009 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Evacuations were taking place Wednesday from a cruise ship stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said, as experts confirmed a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Pinmei and Yishan looked at each other, stricken.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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