sickness

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as in nausea
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting the sickness that many women feel during the early months of a pregnancy

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Recent Examples of sickness There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025 But what if there was yet another factor under our nose that could help explain this sickness? Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025 The year before his death, in 2016, sickness entered my life like a wrecking ball. Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025 There’s the obvious pit in your stomach sickness. Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sickness
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Noun
  • These payments, which are tax-free, are intended for veterans whose disabilities are connected to illnesses, injuries, or events that developed or were aggravated during active duty.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The process of a patient’s terminal or catastrophic illness is about building relationships with the medical team and managing expectations.
    Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That research has also linked ultraprocessed foods to health concerns like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Other factors include age (most cases occur after age 50), diet (a high-fat diet can increase cancer risk), and family history of the disease.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This syndrome causes nausea, diarrhea, sweating, and flushing after eating.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Eye irritation or redness, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headaches, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting or rash.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the old flivver was ticking along, reminding Drew of happy hours—leaning on opposing fenders under its hood with Lloyd, contemplating the Dart’s latest ailment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Sadly, his time with the company has been marred by injury and other physical ailments.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For all their ills, the Chargers are in first place.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The retraction was expected by many nutrition experts, who have long questioned claims that this kind of vinegar could remedy ills including obesity, diabetes, and even cancer.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Eye irritation or redness, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headaches, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting or rash.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms include severe headaches, high fevers, excessive vomiting, stiff neck and confusion, according to the CDC, and the best way to inoculate yourself against the disease is through vaccination.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025

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