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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
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At-home test tackles three most common STIs Chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis are three of the most prevalent STIs in the U.S. Both chlamydia and gonorrhea are bacterial infections, while trichomoniasis is caused by a parasite.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Most kids will recover from measles, but infection can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.—
Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to the 41-year-old and his wife Jessica, their son Miller died after a sudden illness while on vacation.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Samuel aspires to become an infectious disease physician-scientist and minority health advocate, researching illnesses that disproportionately affect Native Americans and other minority groups.—
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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And yet, because the show requires quite a bit of prior knowledge for viewers to truly know what’s going on, particularly in the back half of the season, Born Again ends up suffering the exact same malady afflicting every other inch of the MCU enterprise.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Respiratory illnesses aside, another seasonal malady that’s going around is norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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In fact, there’s no medical terminology whatsoever for all the ailments your beloved child will introduce into your life.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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Being in debt is associated with other ailments, including back pain and obesity.—
Jeffrey Anvari-Clark,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jesus loves the children, and advocating for them to be exposed to preventable sickness and death defies every tenet of Jesus loving the little children.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Bulls’ championship banners are down with the sickness.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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This closeness exponentially increases the potential for cat-to-human and eventually human-to-human contagion, and scientists say that testing capabilities and mRNA human vaccine research are not prepared for this.—
Jia H. Jung,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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And as if penalizing city drivers wasn’t enough, the city’s obsession with traffic cameras is becoming a contagion that’s infecting surrounding suburbs.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Developers say the project will help carry out the city’s goal of building denser, affordable housing while reducing blight and creating jobs and businesses in the neighborhood as 18th & Vine continues to see new investment.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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In other words, there are lots of reasons to reduce the blight.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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And yet Francis has never been shy about showing his frailty, age or infirmities in ways that seem unthinkable for public figures for whom any sign of fragility can threaten their authority and undermine their agenda.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 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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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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