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under the weather



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It was wilting under the weather and the weight of a team from Iowa.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

"I felt a bit under the weather, but I was still going about my daily life," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

She returned to public duties last week, but is understood to still be under the weather after a busy week of engagements.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024

I kept an open mind, thinking maybe he really was just under the weather that night but it had opened the floodgates of concerns that had been out there for a while.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

Ethel filled in for the regular teacher when she was under the weather.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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