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Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Instead they meet in person, in the room above a Village tavern, for urgent discussions about issues that inflame the young, creative mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

At the opening of the Senedd on Wednesday Irranca-Davies asked MSs to avoid language that has "the potential to inflame debate or to increase tensions", but did not initially reprimand him directly.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

It’s easy to see how videos could inflame heated debates over managing such animals, in California and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

The Mercury Theatre team deserved a medal for shining a warning light on the way European dictators like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin used radio to “incite hatreds, inflame masses,...abolish reason and maintain themselves in power.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Her approach, it was claimed, "inflames rather than calms a situation" and "creates a culture of fear and anxiety".

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

The mice missing girdin developed severe gut inflammation and an altered microbiome, and many died from sepsis, a dangerous condition caused by an uncontrolled immune response that inflames the entire body and harms vital organs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

Over a year ago, Carl was diagnosed with vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that inflames blood vessels, causing exhaustion and chronic pain.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Former president Donald Trump, who inflames passions in both parties, stayed out of the state.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022

This specimen carries her parasol on her left, toward the gate and her fiance, though the sun inflames her right.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

When he stopped taking them halfway through his first year at university, the inflamed areas of skin were no longer like what he had always dealt with, instead covering most of his body.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

This decision inflamed conflicts that soon led to the Civil War.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Yet it can become inflamed, causing appendicitis – a potentially life-threatening condition.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

The buildup to the match was inflamed by FIFA’s surprising decision on Sunday to reinstate American striker Folarin Balogun, who was originally suspended after receiving a red card in the previous game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

It was a throbbing ache, as if his kidney were inflamed.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

In reaction to Erdogan's comments, Somaliland's foreign ministry said that Turkey, which has in recent years become an important geopolitical player in the Horn of Africa, should refrain from inflaming regional tensions.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

“It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands.”

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

The pattern is familiar: Elites hesitate to name antisemitism clearly for fear of inflaming tensions, only to discover that ambiguity emboldens extremists rather than restraining them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

Lithuania shut its border with Belarus in October after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace, forcing several airports to close and inflaming tensions between the two countries.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

He’d washed himself, cold water like liquid fingernails inflaming the scratches on his face.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier