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illness

[il-nis] / ˈɪl nɪs /


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Already a major cause of illness and death, CKD is projected to become the fifth leading cause of premature death globally by 2040.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

From one angle or another, I’ve been writing about the intersection of homelessness, mental illness and addiction for a couple of decades, and I still have a lot to learn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His mother had died the year before after a long illness.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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