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Not bad for a guy who made his name writing five-minute, gut-punch folk songs about small-town malaise.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
4 May 2026 -
According to Johns Hopkins, the rash usually appears one to five days after the first symptoms — which can include itching, tingling, discolored skin, fever, chills, headache, malaise, light sensitivity, fatigue and upset stomach.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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None of the people being monitored have shown signs of illness, health officials told USA TODAY.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Jeremy Sochan entered as a small-ball option, and the Knicks were already piecing together frontcourt minutes with Robinson unavailable because of illness.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has also reported new hantavirus cases in Spain and France, drawing attention to the rare but potentially severe disease, which can cause serious respiratory complications in humans.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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People with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, or colitis may not tolerate high-fiber meals as well and sometimes require a lower-fiber approach.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
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Based on Alaïa Jade’s public reputation and the structural unsoundness of the bell tower, Smullen thinks an accidental death is likely.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2019
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City officials did not immediately respond to a question Thursday afternoon about whether any bacterial sickness in humans had been reported.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The turmoil within the Star Wars fandom, in Carano’s telling, is a microcosm of a broader sickness.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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The book is not about Konkle’s comedy career, but rather the familial dysfunction that may have helped cultivate it.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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Much of the dysfunction stems from the Board’s over-reliance on consultants to explain how our own systems don’t work and outsourcing program delivery to non-profits rather than building internal competency.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Throw in the Indiana Pacers’ and New York Knicks’ surprising second-round wins last year (+425 and +550 odds, respectively), and four of the 14 largest NBA playoff upsets of the past 40 years have occurred in just the past two postseasons.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 May 2026
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For example, immediately following an electric performance in Ole Miss’ upset of Georgia in the CFP quarterfinals, quarterback Trinidad Chambliss became this year’s third favorite with +1000 odds after not even being originally posted.—
Doug Kezirian,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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In court Friday, Kazarian said her client suffered from an undiagnosed neurological disorder and may have experienced a seizure at the time of the collision.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, per the Mayo Clinic.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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“Sickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickishness. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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