plagues

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But the fall of Spirit is a symptom of a deeper pathology that plagues both the American airline and automobile industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The damned disease especially plagues Mexican American men like me, and many aren’t getting screened.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

For many people, locust swarms evoke images of ancient plagues, but the danger is very real today.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Bacterial infections sweep through their populations like the plagues of old; under the onset of a virus their hordes sicken and die.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson