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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said
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Recent Examples of fever
But these few species are devastating, causing some 700 million illnesses and 1 million deaths globally each year due to infections like malaria, dengue fever, Zika and West Nile virus.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Some of these symptoms include a high fever, lethargy, hearing loss, kidney failure, confusion, brain damage, learning disabilities, coma and possibly death.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
This discotheque fever dream is a curious novelty by Fort Lauderdale standards.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
World Cup fever will take over loanDepot park, and the decibel level might reach new heights on Monday night as the Tartan Army of traveling Scottish fans has already sold out several sections of the stadium, with more fans still buying tickets for the Marlins’ game against the Texas Rangers.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Some of these symptoms include a high fever, lethargy, hearing loss, kidney failure, confusion, brain damage, learning disabilities, coma and possibly death.
—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
This discotheque fever dream is a curious novelty by Fort Lauderdale standards.
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
World Cup fever will take over loanDepot park, and the decibel level might reach new heights on Monday night as the Tartan Army of traveling Scottish fans has already sold out several sections of the stadium, with more fans still buying tickets for the Marlins’ game against the Texas Rangers.
—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Speaking with Seacoast Online, part of the USA TODAY Network, three years after his diagnosis, Hall said the symptoms of the disease can come and go.
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While bedbugs are not known to spread or transmit disease, the Environmental Protection Agency considers the parasitic insects a pest that can cause other public health issues such as allergic reactions, secondary infections and mental health impacts on those living in infested homes.
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At a time when SpaceX is sending stock markets around the world into a frenzy, the horse remains firmly at the very heart of Hermès.
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Officials initially ruled it offside, but a VAR check reversed the call, sending Seattle’s Lumen Field into a frenzy and giving Freeman, the youngest player on the roster at just 21-years-old, his first World Cup goal.
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What Research Shows About Cancer in Dogs While there is no evidence that turkey tail shrinks tumors, the mushroom has drawn real scientific interest as a complementary therapy for serious illness.
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Harold Wheeler, a prolific and Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who for 17 seasons served as musical director for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, died following a lengthy illness Wednesday, June 24, at his home in Los Angeles.
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In retrospect, the Greenland crisis carried the early rumblings of a new American rampage through international affairs, a campaign of imperial displays across three continents that culminated with the war in Iran.
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Directed by action veteran Kenji Tanigaki and produced by Bill Kong, the martial arts showcase stars Xie Miao as Wang Wei, an ordinary man who unleashes a relentless rampage against a powerful child trafficking syndicate after his daughter is kidnapped.
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Worth noting Right-hander Tyler Mahle is scheduled to return from his left hamstring ailment and start on Wednesday against the Athletics, per Vitello.
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Interest in kratom surged in the last couple of years as users have reported consuming the compound in the form of a pill, powder or tea to treat various ailments.
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In the winter of 1920, the United States entered Prohibition in the United States after years of campaigning by temperance groups who believed alcohol sat at the root of many social ills.
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On this near-ideal night, all the ills of the past few years faded away, and an era — or at least a month — of real ambition began.
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God had never mandated sickness for His image and likeness, and I could not be fooled into feeling the effects of what was simply an unreal suggestion coming to thought.
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That is a genuine cultural sickness.
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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