chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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But this bill makes kids sicker, sadder, more alone.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Without health coverage, individuals will be sicker, more likely to miss work or not be able to hold a job, thus trapping them in a cycle of poor health and poverty.
—Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The cuts will make the country sicker and poorer as healthcare costs rise without new treatments for obesity, diabetes, cancer, autism and aging, among many other diseases, researchers, patients, family members and entrepreneurs have told USA TODAY.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Despite therapy's rapid growth, Americans are growing sicker, weaker, and more divided.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Without health coverage, individuals will be sicker, more likely to miss work or not be able to hold a job, thus trapping them in a cycle of poor health and poverty.
—Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The cuts will make the country sicker and poorer as healthcare costs rise without new treatments for obesity, diabetes, cancer, autism and aging, among many other diseases, researchers, patients, family members and entrepreneurs have told USA TODAY.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Despite therapy's rapid growth, Americans are growing sicker, weaker, and more divided.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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