plague
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While this shift raises new concerns, it also has the potential to eliminate many of the frustrations that plague current systems.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
So is Ms. Jones, even though Mrs. Bennet is a shrewish plague upon her most introverted daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The inconsistency continued to plague Lesch, and eventually the Dodgers decided they’d seen enough and released him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The UK government said it wants to end the "pothole plague" although Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who is responsible for roads in England, struck a pothole and damaged her Mini Cooper last month.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
But Nelson glowered, still waiting for evidence that my birth had not brought down a plague upon my house.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing plague
A Long Walk to Water
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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