sickness
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Perpetuating these kinds of gravely serious illnesses extends the sickness past the confines of our own bodies, and into the world around us.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Critics of the design cite potential passenger motion sickness, evacuation challenges and compatibility issues with airport jetways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The toxic bacteria which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people and animals who come into contact with it, has become an unwelcome feature of recent summers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The cost of sickness and disability benefits for people of working age has grown rapidly since the Covid pandemic and now stands at around £58bn a year, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
By the end of the week I had worked myself into such a sickness of body and spirit that Mr. Moorman stopped at my bench to ask if something were wrong.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
After a report last week of multiple sicknesses and deaths possibly arising from deli meats, Boar's Head Provisions has now announced a multi-state recall of many of its products.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
"There are sicknesses and we can not find any cure," said 54-year-old Abu Khalil, who has been displaced to Rafah in southern Gaza.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024
The buses were crowded with sicknesses spreading quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Most startling, an additional 1,970 men at one point were hospitalized with sicknesses, including 72 with what was described as “psychoneurosis.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
In the past there had been sicknesses that spread from one cott to the next, with many deaths.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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