swollen
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By the middle of 1849 the number of prospectors had swollen to more than 50,000, lured from every continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which cartilage gradually breaks down, leaving joints painful, swollen and increasingly difficult to move.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"They'll coax excess lymph fluid from your swollen tissues toward your lymph nodes, where the lymph can reabsorb," he says - adding lymph nodes are found in the armpits, neck and groin.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Vela Gonzalez complained for weeks of stomach pain and his legs were only getting more swollen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
At one point the streams that crossed Highway 3 became so swollen I worried they would engulf the ambulance.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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