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Recent Examples of murrain
Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle.
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Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murrain
Noun
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While human infections are relatively low, the CDC has reported 67 cases.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Of course, other viral infections can be mistaken for flu.—
Mike Stobbe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Specifically, other data could relay how many of the flu-like illnesses are caused by flu viruses — or which flu strain is infecting people.—
Amy Maxmen,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition to publishing studies, the MMWR keeps the country updated on outbreaks, poisonings, and maternal mortality, and provides surveillance data on cancer, heart disease, HIV, and other maladies.—
Amy Maxmen,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Service members receiving care for such conditions occupied more hospital beds in 2023 than those being treated for any other malady, accounting for some 55% of these stays.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Jan. 2025
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More news: Browns' Myles Garrett Speaks Out Following Shocking Trade Request Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens were both listed as full participants, which is huge news considering both were dealing with ailments leading into the NFC Championship game.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Details of the characters’ psychologies — Belle’s impulse to fake an ailment whenever she’s threatened, or Milla’s doubling down on pseudoscience to protect herself from facing mortality — are introduced, underlined, and then hammered over repeatedly.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Officials have placed the facility under quarantine, but the cattle have not shown signs of sickness.—
Liam Hibbert | The Center Square Contributor,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Feb. 2025
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Botulism is a rare, but dangerous sickness that causes difficulty breathing, muscle paralysis and even death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In 2021, as the world faced the Covid pandemic, eastern Australia was contending with an additional contagion — a great surplus of mice ravaging crops and communities alike, thanks to heavier-than-normal rains and warmer temperatures that pushed the crisis further and further south.—
Lauren Christensen,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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For example, a return to using low carbon public transport with greater hygiene care while not impacting risks of future contagions.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even national retailers like 7-Eleven, Family Dollar and Burger King shut down, concentrating the blight on the corridor that now has 32 vacant lots and buildings.—
Laura Kinsler,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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This is also world where beauty exists amid the urban blight.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kureishi has been ambushed by the physical infirmities of age in a rare way.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Is Jill Biden Edith Wilson, an overprotective First Lady clinging to power in the face of her husband’s obvious infirmity?—
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airmail.news,
13 July 2024
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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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