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Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Most are part of a healthy ecosystem, but a smaller group can thrive below the gumline, inflame the gums and drive diseases such as gingivitis and periodontitis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

At the opening of the Senedd on Wednesday Irranca-Davies asked MSs to avoid language that has "the potential to inflame debate or to increase tensions", but did not initially reprimand him directly.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

It’s easy to see how videos could inflame heated debates over managing such animals, in California and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

“But questions of this sort inflame the public mind. . . .”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

The mice missing girdin developed severe gut inflammation and an altered microbiome, and many died from sepsis, a dangerous condition caused by an uncontrolled immune response that inflames the entire body and harms vital organs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

Over a year ago, Carl was diagnosed with vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that inflames blood vessels, causing exhaustion and chronic pain.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Former president Donald Trump, who inflames passions in both parties, stayed out of the state.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022

"The last thing they want or need is to drip-feed the poison of blame into the divorce process. Blame inflames bitterness and recrimination."

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2022

This specimen carries her parasol on her left, toward the gate and her fiance, though the sun inflames her right.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

However, after around six months the blood vessels in the kidney started to become damaged and the organ inflamed and then it started to fail.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then, as now, companies that inflamed the public’s urge to gamble cloaked themselves in the righteous robes of “democratization.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

This decision inflamed conflicts that soon led to the Civil War.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Smith has started and re-started baseball activities, only to find out that the inflamed disk in his neck flares up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

The imperative to raise the general level of technical proficiency had only grown stronger as the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union grew more inflamed.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

City leaders have previously resisted federal deployments, arguing they undermine local control and risk inflaming already tense situations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

The department has been using data to focus efforts on violent offenders, gun crimes and repeat offenders—attacking serious crime without inflaming backlash against police, O’Hara has said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

“It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands.”

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

The outgoing United Nations refugee chief fears an increasingly fragmented world is fuelling global conflicts and crises, and inflaming hostility towards people desperately fleeing for safety.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

He’d washed himself, cold water like liquid fingernails inflaming the scratches on his face.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier