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pox

[poks] / pɒks /


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Becerra pointed to his experiences leading the sprawling federal health agency in the Biden administration, including dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the wildfires that devastated Maui, Hawaii, avian flu and monkey pox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Air travelers standing in line for hours to get through security might wish a pox on all politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

What struck me instead is how ably Garbus presents what Rupert Murdoch and men like him have wrought as not just a blight on society but a pox on all our houses, including his own.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Cattle breeders are also desperate after more than 470,000 sheep and goats were culled owing to a pox epidemic.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Nor was there a get well soon card the time when Penelope had chicken pox and had to spend three days taking warm milk baths to stop the dreadful itching.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood