contracted
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Two months ago, two people died of MenB in Kent, linked to a nightclub in Canterbury, and in April, three young people contracted meningitis in Dorset.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Private consumption likely moderated, as fiscal stimulus support waned, said ANZ Research’s Kausani Basak, noting the tourism sector’s revenue also contracted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
As the lava cooled and contracted, it folded and crumpled, producing uneven features known as 'wrinkle ridges'.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Around 95 percent of Zimbabwe's more than 127,000 registered tobacco farmers are contracted smallholders, who account for 85 percent of all output, the tobacco board said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
He’d contracted polio a few years back—the only person in town who had, as far as Stella knew.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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