abscess
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The family have said Ms Foreman is isolated and surrounded by people who do not speak English, while her husband is "battling an untreated tooth abscess and enduring harsh conditions".
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
Alas, we’ll never know what Leni might have achieved as talking pictures staked their claim, for a tooth abscess went septic and killed him at age 44 in 1929.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
“I feel a lot better now,” said Scott, who hadn’t pitched in the playoffs before having an abscess incision on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
You didn’t die of a tooth abscess that turned into sepsis.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024
People turned to stare at us, but I couldn’t stop draining the abscess.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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