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Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.
The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.
We were sickened by the reports of violence.
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Foodborne pathogens sicken one in six Americans annually, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the FDA.
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Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
By May 2020, almost 6000 people had been sickened and some 800 had died.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
The number of people sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s burgers rose to 90, the CDC said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The owner of a day care where a 1-year-old boy died of fentanyl poisoning and three other children were sickened pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges, resolving a case that horrified New York City and underscored the scourge of the nation’s fentanyl epidemic.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
By May 2020, almost 6000 people had been sickened and some 800 had died.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
The number of people sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s burgers rose to 90, the CDC said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The owner of a day care where a 1-year-old boy died of fentanyl poisoning and three other children were sickened pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges, resolving a case that horrified New York City and underscored the scourge of the nation’s fentanyl epidemic.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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