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Recent Examples of anemia
Beyond entertainment, Shepard devoted herself to raising awareness for sickle cell anemia after a friend died of the affliction.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The entertainer was equally known for her advocacy for people affected by sickle cell anemia.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
In addition to their use as a contraceptive, the pills are prescribed for a variety of health issues, including preventing anemia from heavy periods and treating uterine fibroids.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Deficiency is uncommon but can cause anemia, mood changes, mouth sores, skin rash, and nerve problems.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The entertainer was equally known for her advocacy for people affected by sickle cell anemia.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
In addition to their use as a contraceptive, the pills are prescribed for a variety of health issues, including preventing anemia from heavy periods and treating uterine fibroids.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Deficiency is uncommon but can cause anemia, mood changes, mouth sores, skin rash, and nerve problems.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemia
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The Simpson Family The doctor said the time when a sinus infection becomes an emergency is when symptoms are changing rapidly, such as severe headaches, confusion, lethargy, decreased appetite and seizures.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Common endocarditis symptoms include fever, lethargy, fast heart rate or pulmonary symptoms such as a cough or shortness of breath.—
Emily Brindley
Health Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Impulsivity can be seen as bad temper, disorganization as laziness, and difficulty maintaining attention as lack of interest.—
Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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The top reason people resist showing themselves kindness, research has found, is the belief that self-compassion indicates laziness or self-indulgence.—
Nir Eyal,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Part of his great accomplishment was to take the European aesthetic of beauty and redefine it for the South, with its heat and its billboards, its indolence and humor and thick nights.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Some part of Baudelaire’s lifelong free-spending and indolence seems to be a direct rebellion against the man, if not outright Freudian jealousy—Charles was an unabashed mama’s boy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
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What’s more, by helping to maintain neutral cervical positioning, posture-supporting pillows may help improve sleep comfort and reduce waking symptoms such as tension headaches and daytime sleepiness, as Tara Phaff, DPT explains.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Anemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemia. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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