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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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Officials said the cat infection is likely related to a recent report of two pets from Multnomah County that were sickened after eating raw pet food contaminated with the virus.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Tuesday that confirmed infections were up to 58, mostly in children.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The answer is critical, especially amid winter respiratory illness season, as the flu, COVID-19 and common colds circulate.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pair developed a close friendship which eventually evolved into a relationship that turned tragic when Xander stepped up to take care of Dawn through a degenerative spiritual illness.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 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
Noun
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James has consistently been on the injury report because of a left foot ailment since early December.—
Khobi Price,
Orange County Register,
18 Feb. 2025
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The pontiff was admitted to the hospital in Rome on Friday for treatment for bronchitis and medical examinations, the Vatican said, the latest in a string of ailments that have raised concerns about the 88-year-old pontiff’s health.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN,
16 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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To manage emotional contagion effectively, consider implementing the following strategies: Cultivate emotional awareness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
12 Oct. 2024
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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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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?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
13 July 2024
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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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