flare
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Despite a round of antivirals, the flare turned into the painful condition Bell’s palsy, a complication that causes muscle weakness and drooping, often in one side of the face.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
This last major disruption produces a bright flare and sends fragments scattering at greater relative speeds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The line floats in the top margin of a spiral notebook like a signal flare scrawled in pencil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
But a flare up of her endometriosis, a condition which sees tissue similar to the lining of the womb grow outside of it, meant she was competing in difficult conditions:
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Once again, there was a flare of wobble.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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And it seems that these undetected flares may contribute to several of the hallmark diseases of old age.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Together, the findings suggest that recurring flares involve a coordinated and increasingly active inflammatory environment, rather than just a handful of immune cells acting independently.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Earlier, AFP saw two people climb over the education ministry wall and throw flares into the building.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Though he claims to have mellowed some after years of therapy, his mega-temper still flares if you double-cross or cheap out on a client or a colleague.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
But when she does her inspection of this work, she flares her honest smile again.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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Concerns about JetBlue’s viability have flared in recent days, however.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
While Freeman seemed to overcome the knee tendinitis that flared in September, with treatment and a little extra rest, Ohtani still didn’t look like himself entering the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Zips were used to modulate the length of skirts, they ran across leather jackets and down a flared blue pair of trousers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Tempers and emotions flared - despite a warning from the Speaker, Edwin Poots, to mind their manners - amid shouting across the packed benches.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hot anger flared from his mind and rippled through his body with a surge of heat.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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Yet another will relax rules around the routine flaring of "associated gas."
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Images from the European Union’s Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite showed flaring at the plant, but the official Saudi statement didn’t identify Abqaiq as a target of the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Reaching the semi-finals came at a price, though, with his arm injury flaring up again at Wimbledon and leaving Draper "devastated" at having to pull out of his home Grand Slam.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Oil has been back in the spotlight with Iran tensions flaring back up, but investors are more focused on the start of another crucial quarterly earnings season.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
She put down her fork, nostrils flaring, eyes wide.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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