- past participle of strike.
stricken
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We still don’t know what exactly is driving our national outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the parasitic infection that has stricken thousands of Americans with explosive diarrhea.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Public alarm over the illness began to grow following reports that three passengers died aboard the stricken vessel, MV Hondius.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
The version detected aboard the stricken Hondius ship was a rare strain known as the Andes virus, which can be transmitted between humans.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
French authorities, who first became aware of the stricken vessel on Saturday, said they were put aboard a rescue ship and taken to Calais in the early hours of Sunday morning.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
He looked up and down the deck at the folded and stricken bodies; and he said, “When does a body know he has it?”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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