sicken
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The problem with this line is that unvaccinated children can sicken infants and immuno-compromised children who can’t be inoculated, leaving some disabled or worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Scotland driving at Greece's heart in a bid to sicken them again after sickening them at Hampden earlier in the group.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
One would think the viruses and bacteria that have tormented humanity since time immemorial would never find a friend in the species — human beings — they so routinely sicken and kill.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
Somehow, it never occurred to her that she or Neewo could sicken.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
"It sickens me that it could have been prevented," she says.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
“Gossip is an evil that destroys social life, sickens people’s hearts and leads to nothing,” the 88-year-old pontiff admonished.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of people across the globe each year and can lead to severe illness and death.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
In the U.S. alone, the bug sickens thousands and kills hundreds every year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
“The sight of a wound or scar always agitates and sickens me,” she said.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Nearly 2,000 people who ate food from Taco Bell have been sickened in those nine states during the outbreak, the agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In last Friday’s newsletter, we told you about a foodborne parasitic outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across several states.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Michigan officials have reported more than 7,600 sickened residents, including 160 people who were hospitalized for their symptoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Making those decisions wasn’t difficult as concerns grew over a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands nationwide, according to Dawn Brand Fluhler, the restaurant’s general manager.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
No one realized that the bite of an infected mosquito had sickened the first lady.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Market volatility has erased some funds’ value with sickening speed—most famously 2018’s “Volmageddon.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
English gymnast Gabriel Langton has been cleared of serious injury after a sickening fall at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
There are also challenges for local businesses, which say customers are staying away because the stench is so sickening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
A sickening stench huffed at him from the earth’s open jaws.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
