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sickle

[sik-uhl] / ˈsɪk əl /


NOUN
machete
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VERB
mow
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Glenn Close and Billy Porter are joining the cast of ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ as tribute escort Drusilla Sickle and her estranged husband, Magno Stift, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

Sickle cell disease can be life-threatening and cause recurring intense pain, when blood vessels become blocked by misshapen red cells.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

This led the research group to incorporate hydroxyurea treatment and analysis into their established clinical trial, Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

Sickle cell disease affects hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The Sickle was swinging bright above the shoulders of Bree-hill.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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