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Further, they can be hard for primary care doctors, who might not be familiar with every tick-borne affliction, to catch.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Hannah Arendt controversially argued that pity is an “all-devouring passion” that only feeds on affliction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Beyond entertainment, Shepard devoted herself to raising awareness for sickle cell anemia after a friend died of the affliction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

But lately, it is drawing attention for those drugs’ success at clearing a more familiar affliction: acne.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

Maesters and septons alike agreed that children marked by greyscale could never be touched by the rarer mortal form of the affliction, nor by its terrible swift cousin, the grey plague.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

If Resurrection Church is famed in Catholic and activist circles across Southern California, it’s because parishioners over the decades have had to deal with afflictions on the level of Job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

It joins a family of facial afflictions that also includes “necklace lines,” “Crows’ feet” and “elevens”—the wrinkles between the eyebrows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, physical afflictions can be ameliorated via automated systems that adjust indoor conditions in response to signs of animal distress.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

For some time, Weinstein has been ailing with a variety of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

Every morning, as soon as she woke up, she ran her mind over her body, to see where she hurt and what new afflictions she had developed.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende