chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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Any statement to the contrary is wrong, irresponsible, and actively makes Americans sicker.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Healthier people may drop their insurance as costs rise, and those that remain in the insurance pool are sicker and require more expensive care, Levitt said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Nov. 2025
Homeless patients are typically sicker than the general public.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
That would leave insurers with a sicker, older pool of people to cover.
—ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Healthier people may drop their insurance as costs rise, and those that remain in the insurance pool are sicker and require more expensive care, Levitt said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Nov. 2025
Homeless patients are typically sicker than the general public.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
That would leave insurers with a sicker, older pool of people to cover.
—ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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