stricken
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Evacuations were taking place Wednesday from a cruise ship stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said, as experts confirmed a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
"There was some expectation that we'd get another guitar player and just get out there and tour, but we couldn't. We couldn't do that. We were just stunned and grief stricken."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Madigan: I feel stricken by what’s happening with the Washington Post, stricken.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
After his liberation, Kulisiewicz, stricken with tuberculosis, dictated “716 songs in many languages to a nurse who realized how valuable this material was.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Plaster rained from the ceiling, and all the excitement was stricken from Sarai’s face.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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