afflicted
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The United States said it would not allow anyone afflicted with the virus to enter the country.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
One who takes seriously Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, with its directive to place the care of community, especially the outcast, vulnerable and afflicted, over the desire for personal gain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
For example, acute myeloid leukemia—the disease that afflicted Kennedy family member Tatiana Schlossberg before she died in December—remains among the hardest to cure, frequently recurring despite intensive chemotherapy and transplantation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
I hope you are not afflicted, as I am, with the urge to struggle more than necessary, but if you are, this recipe is for you.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Pomp, who suffered the sickness as a child, circulates with me among the afflicted, bathing them comfortably and urging them to resist scratching and worrying at the sores, lest they rupture.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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