sickened

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At least 233 people have been sickened in eight outbreaks that federal and state regulators have connected to McAfee’s farm since 2006, and at least 40 of them have been hospitalized.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Nara Organics recalled its whole milk baby formula after a California child and two others were sickened by potentially fatal infant botulism, federal officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said on Friday she was "sickened" by the case, adding: "The crime could hardly be graver, yet the punishment was no punishment at all."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The worrisome outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus has sickened at least 336 people and killed 88.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Annie, the fir tree, that the Nolans had cherished with waterings and manurings, had long since sickened and died.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith