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flu

noun as in ailment

noun as in indigestion

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“I know what you’re saying, Mr. Mosley, but the fact is, she wouldn’t have been fired if I hadn’t gotten the flu.”

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They’ve come down sharply since March because of the passing of the avian flu epidemic, which devastated flocks and accordingly the supply of fresh eggs.

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A county's health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu than usual at this time of year.

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Merck & Co. is buying the developer of an experimental antiviral drug designed to prevent the flu, as the drugmaker aims to counter sales cliffs for two of its biggest drugs.

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Merck has agreed to pay a hefty premium for a biotech making a new flu prevention drug, as it braces for the expiration of the patents protecting its top-selling cancer treatment Keytruda.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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