pox

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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

Adicoff, who made his Paralympic debut in Sochi as a teenager, suffered sight loss after contracting chicken pox in the womb.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It was chicken pox, and before you could say “Speed and Safety Award assembly” there wasn’t anybody left to go to it.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson