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murrain

noun

Definition of murrain

as in infection

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Recent Examples of murrain Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle. — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016

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Noun

Pregnancy already places extraordinary demands on the body, and extreme heat compounds them — piling on dehydration, heat stress, skin infections and breathlessness at precisely the moment a body has the least margin to spare.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
There’s no guarantee that someone else properly cleaned the piece, and the risk of an infection is greater than the reward of inexpensive undies.

— Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of infection

Noun

Later, a fellow resident gave him a house, and neighbors supported him, especially during his final two years of illness.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Those memories of Keegan chasing, Keegan scoring, Keegan leading 1970s Liverpool across England and Europe to trophy upon trophy were clattered by 2026 reports of his illness and death.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of illness

Noun

Ultimately, though, authorities determined the man died of natural causes and had several medical maladies, a Pittsburg police spokesman said.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
With Big Bear eagle Jackie in intensive care for nearly a week battling an unexplained malady, fans of the Internet-famous bird and her mate Shadow were sorely in need of a silver lining — and just got one.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of malady

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Hospitals and medical practitioners could treat many ailments and save lives, but medications like insulin for diabetes and antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia didn’t exist.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
On the other side of it, Zeek Biggers, who hasn’t played in either preseason game, has been dealing with a minor nagging ailment in recent weeks but is back now.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ailment

Noun

And soon, the virus would also cross borders, triggering food insecurity, widespread sickness, and mass casualties around the world.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
After months of constant sickness, simply existing without nausea felt almost surreal.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sickness

Noun

Its crisis – along with those of other property giants – has been at the heart of a wider Chinese real-estate shock that has tested the world’s second-largest economy and threatened to spark a global contagion effect.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Many countries will benefit from similar hedgehog strategies that draw on the technological revolution favoring defense, insulating their territories against contagion.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of contagion

Noun

The district said the demolition will eliminate blight and a source of crime in the neighborhood.

— Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kansas City Question 1 Question 1 asks voters to approve a $100 million bond to support the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which aims to create and rehabilitate affordable housing in the city and address blight by renovating vacant properties.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of blight

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And by that, researchers mean methods to drastically reduce the amount of illness and infirmity that currently afflict people in old age.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Colette, Mark Twain, and William Wordsworth all wrote habitually from bed, for reasons having to do with infirmity, comfort, and warding off distraction; Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits from bed, including the dreams that transcended her physical confinement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

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