contracted
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Most were infected outside the U.S. but two nurses who cared for an Ebola patient stateside contracted the disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
In a briefing, Satish Pillai, the health agency's Ebola response incident manager, told journalists one American in the DRC had contracted the virus following exposure related "to their work" there.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
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
As the lava cooled and contracted, it folded and crumpled, producing uneven features known as 'wrinkle ridges'.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
As the air in the tube cooled and contracted, it sucked water up.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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