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asthmatic

[az-mat-ik, as-] / æzˈmæt ɪk, æs- /


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She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

An asthmatic boy without an inhaler was wheezing in the acrid smoke from brush and trash fires, which had been lit for warmth.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

He's also asthmatic, which is true, and to a degree that prevents him from moving fast enough to intercept Booth as his officers close in.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

And he’s asthmatic, which adds extra drama to the drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

I believe that it was too strenuous a marathon of long speeches that Mr. Muhammad made at our big rallies which, abruptly, badly aggravated his long-bothersome bronchial asthmatic condition.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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