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Recent Examples of murrain
Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle.
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Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murrain
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In rare cases, serious side effects can include bleeding problems, infections (like sepsis), kidney injury or blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism), per the FDA’s prescribing information.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Why This Is Notable Scrub pants—particularly disposable ones—are designed for clinical use and play a role in infection-control protocols.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Watson died in hospice care after a brief illness, his son confirmed Friday, according to The Associated Press.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Jelly Roll has been forced to cancel the final date of his debut Australia and New Zealand tour, citing illness, just hours before the headline show was set to kick off.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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And the Sea Lions have dealt with a number of maladies, most recently a hamstring injury to Langford.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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This work transformed me and healed me of many modern maladies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Christian Braun added 31 points, Aaron Gordon scored 20, and Jamal Murray — playing through a calf ailment — finished with 15 points and seven assists.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Chronic inflammation is a low-level, persistent activation of the immune system that can damage the body over time and is linked to ailments such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and autoimmune conditions.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other symptoms include sickness, blurred vision, headaches and difficulty walking.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Another grapples with a sensory sickness, unable to tell what’s real and what’s not.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This Halloween, step into stories where science meets terror, where contagions kill, landscapes devour explorers, and technology crushes the human soul.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The contagion wouldn't stop at tech stocks.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Under his watch, Detroit has dramatically improved city services, including shorter police response times, public lighting and blight elimination.—
Corey Williams,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Census data shows the city has lost population during Hammoud's first term as Almudhegi raised concerns about blight.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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As if my sudden turn to sedentariness were the result of indolence, not infirmity.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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