chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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By Jessica Nix, Bloomberg US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule is facing a fresh legal challenge from 15 states that argue the changes will make people sicker and strain local budgets.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
And if younger and healthier people bail, that would leave an older, sicker population of enrollees who are more likely to require expensive care—which could force insurers to further hike premiums.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Edgar finds them together, gets angry and Cathy gets even sicker.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
Additional diagnoses increase government payments, a setup known as risk adjustment to prevent risk selection and ensure care for sicker patients.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
And if younger and healthier people bail, that would leave an older, sicker population of enrollees who are more likely to require expensive care—which could force insurers to further hike premiums.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Edgar finds them together, gets angry and Cathy gets even sicker.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
Additional diagnoses increase government payments, a setup known as risk adjustment to prevent risk selection and ensure care for sicker patients.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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