contracted
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But those infected can get better and officials stress that people should seek medical help if they believe they have contracted the virus.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Utilities with large, contracted data center customer bases in high-growth corridors are being repriced from regulated infrastructure to strategic AI assets.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Among them was Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who contracted sepsis and lost a fallopian tube in 2021 after doctors refused to induce her at 18 weeks pregnant in circumstances much like Waldorf’s.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
An American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in the Congo was flown to Germany last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Those who contracted MDR were left to die—as humanely as possible, because the foundation provided money for hospice care—but why, Farmer wondered, couldn’t some money be allocated to MDR?
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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