plague
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Smart, ambitious and dogged, she is not burdened by a dark past or traumatic pain or the generally dour outlook that plague so many of her peers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
"These things were like plague proportions. You drive around at night and you just see mice running everywhere."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
This club of apiarists -- ranging from hobbyists to full-time commercial bee farmers -- gathers regularly to learn new skills and discuss tricky problems, not least the parasitic varroa mites that plague their hives.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
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
Galileo delivered the manuscript to Riccardi in Rome in May 1630, but in June he had to return home because an outbreak of plague spreading south into Italy threatened to reach Florence and disrupt communications.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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A Long Walk to Water
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