dehydration
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WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital and given fluids for dehydration last month after attending a dinner in his honor in Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A spokesperson for the rap star, 31, confirmed to The Times on Wednesday that the artist’s doctors “ultimately identified extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction and low metabolic levels as the cause of her symptoms.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The symptoms include severe nausea, vomiting, dehydration and weight loss, with people often needing hospital treatment.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Israeli media reported that the incident could have been connected to the daycare's heating system, suggesting heat exhaustion and dehydration as possible causes.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
In the spring the lower bank is underwater, but right now it’s August, when dehydration and sun sickness stalk the village.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
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