chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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Most of those counties are rural, with residents who tend to be sicker in general with complex medical problems.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 July 2024
But the 9-year-old — pale and listless beneath her Pokémon blanket — looked sicker than most children and exhibited no respiratory symptoms.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Throughout her career, she’s watched staffing shrink at hospitals, even as her patients have gotten sicker.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
The police footage shows Jenkins become gradually sicker throughout the traffic stop and the ride to downtown police headquarters, which lasted an extended period because of evening rush-hour traffic.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 July 2024
But the 9-year-old — pale and listless beneath her Pokémon blanket — looked sicker than most children and exhibited no respiratory symptoms.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Throughout her career, she’s watched staffing shrink at hospitals, even as her patients have gotten sicker.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
The police footage shows Jenkins become gradually sicker throughout the traffic stop and the ride to downtown police headquarters, which lasted an extended period because of evening rush-hour traffic.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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