as in comes down (with)
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
a number of the passengers on the cruise ship had sickened with food poisoning
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But whether Warsh gets there before Jerome Powell's May 15 term expiration is another question entirely.—
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Continue reading … THIN MARGINS — Johnson gets reinforcements as GOP swears in new member.—
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FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Joy Randolph catches the camera with a side-eye at the Beef season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on April 8.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The nurse who catches the wrong transcription.—
Maria Noel Fernandez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gang violence gripping Port-au-Prince disrupts aid delivery and goods transportation, leaving families in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country with impossible survival choices as the economy contracts for the seventh year.—
Evens Sanon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tennant was reportedly insured by West Virginia's Public Employees Insurance Agency, which contracts with UnitedHealthcare to administer benefits.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Sickens (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickens%20%28with%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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