chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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States are already struggling with the growing cost of sicker patients and could be left to cover more if the federal government pulls back.
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Amanda Seitz, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Second, patients are sicker and have more complicated medical needs.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Commentary and opinions Trump’s assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
In tandem, the singer-songwriter movement grew more adult (and sonically sicker) with those fans, and Perry was there for that moment too.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Seitz, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Second, patients are sicker and have more complicated medical needs.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Commentary and opinions Trump’s assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
In tandem, the singer-songwriter movement grew more adult (and sonically sicker) with those fans, and Perry was there for that moment too.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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