fall ill
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Additionally, many people don’t fall ill right away, and not all cases are reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Valeria added that she cannot afford to fall ill, fearing that she could "go into foreclosure" if saddled with hospital bills that would otherwise have gone to paying her mortgage.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
As the couple would come to learn, Chloe wasn’t the only neighborhood dog to suddenly fall ill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
"The biggest challenge for us is when people, especially children, fall ill," she says.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
“You cannot fall ill of this new disease,” said he.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
