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He then apparently came down with a pretty bad case of the flu and made no public appearances until Oct.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Pelletier came down with the ball and was immediately surrounded by tacklers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

More than a month after returning to the Continental Divide Trail, my mom came down with a severe stomach virus, which my father caught a few days later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Both Panelli and his wife, Julie, came down with food poisoning.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

I came down with the ball, spun, and dribbled back toward our hoop.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie


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