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Recent Examples of pox
One study found that autoimmune patients treated with CAR T still made antibodies for diseases they’d been previously vaccinated against, like chicken pox and measles.
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Amber Dance, ArsTechnica, 17 May 2026
Beulah Park sits at the bottom of the district in terms of vaccination rates for numerous vaccines, including measles, chicken pox and polio.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Since then, the Department of Health has started the rulemaking process of repealing requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
For people who got the chicken pox vaccine as a kid (the shots became widely available in 1995), the risk of shingles appears to be lower.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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Amber Dance, ArsTechnica, 17 May 2026
Beulah Park sits at the bottom of the district in terms of vaccination rates for numerous vaccines, including measles, chicken pox and polio.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Since then, the Department of Health has started the rulemaking process of repealing requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
For people who got the chicken pox vaccine as a kid (the shots became widely available in 1995), the risk of shingles appears to be lower.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pox
Noun
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But his voodoo streak of good luck finally ran out when ICE lugged him.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Banks threatened to burn down Del Rey’s house with voodoo.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Such is the blessing and curse of summer produce.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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The Curse of Billy Penn lived on for decades, and now the modern-day Rocky statue curse appears to have claimed its latest victim.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Which, in retrospect, means the spell was working.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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That hot spell ended because of a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought back a marine layer so thick that the weather service said morning drizzle in far inland places Thursday and Friday.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pox. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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