stricken
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Then, William Hyde, a middle-aged Black man born and bred in Nashville, looked dumbfounded—he too had been stricken by Chud.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
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 stricken area is comprised mostly of towns and villages with few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 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
Then, expertly, I stop and look up, stricken.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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