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malady

[mal-uh-dee] / ˈmæl ə di /


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The malady of wantonness and the disease of “more” are not exclusive to American shores.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

What humanity is struggling with nowadays is the malady in their soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Some believed that the latest epidemic was of a "mystical malady", a common belief in some remote areas of the DRC.

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

Wheezy if, God forbid, the pop star has been stricken with a laryngeal malady?

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

And it seemed to the tenders of the sick that on the Halfling and on the Lady of Rohan this malady lay heavily.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The odds of these maladies rise dramatically in your 80s, but serious health challenges are not uncommon in your 70s, as I sadly saw with my late sister earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Nearly a week after being rescued near Big Bear Lake, Jackie — half of a celebrity bald eagle couple — remains in critical condition as veterinarians continue to puzzle over the cause of her maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

"They treat a whole host of maladies," said Thomas Patton, a professor at New York state's Union College who has studied Myanmar's mystics.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

Research shows that such stress can cause an increase in physical, psychological and emotional illness, along with other maladies, up to and including death.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

Once my modifications are complete, the Whisperer will become a wondrous healing device, boys—a device capable of curing maladies of the mind.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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