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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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Last summer, for example, a red tide bloom released a neurotoxin called domoic acid that sickened sea lions and other marine mammals along the California coast, including in Los Angeles.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states.
—Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Nearly 75 people have been sickened with E. coli from the outbreak, including two in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest update.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
First announced by the agency on Tuesday, the outbreak was originally reported after sickening 49 across 10 states and killing one.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states.
—Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Nearly 75 people have been sickened with E. coli from the outbreak, including two in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest update.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
First announced by the agency on Tuesday, the outbreak was originally reported after sickening 49 across 10 states and killing one.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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