stricken
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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
Better equipped to mother Boy No. 2 or stricken with learned helplessness from being coddled by an expert on my phone day in and day out?
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The version detected aboard the stricken Hondius ship was a rare strain known as the Andes virus, which can be transmitted between humans.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
As the astronauts broke the distance record set by the stricken Apollo 13 crew in 1970, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen called down to Mission Control in Houston.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
But the king sat upon Snowmane, motionless, gazing upon the agony of Minas Tirith, as if stricken suddenly by anguish, or by dread.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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