fainting

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Pilgrims perform most of the hajj's rites outdoors where more than a million devotees gather in stifling conditions, with many attendees succumbing to heatstroke, fainting spells and even cardiac arrest triggered by the heat.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Her condition makes her prone to fainting if she stands for long periods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Symptoms including dizziness or light-headedness, fainting, noticeable heartbeats, chest pain and shortness of breath.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was taken to a hospital by paramedics on Wednesday after fainting during a Black History Month event at City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

She said, “I knowed it. Don’t seem like a haint or a dream would be fainting and crying much as you do. ’

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis