sick

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The role was previously held by former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, herself a controversial pick for the job, but she resigned last month to care for her sick husband.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Were people who claimed that the world was making them sick just a bunch of hypochondriacs?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

All of this means that people who show up sick to the hospital aren’t told what they’re sick with for days or nearly weeks in an area where outsiders are seen with rational skepticism.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“People are sick of the games, and sick of people trying to just maneuver things to get their own person in,” Wiener said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The car parked before an office building; it took both the soldier and the driver to get the sick man up three flights of stairs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom