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Recent Examples of pox
Rodgers, Griffith, and others last week asked that one of Fauci’s deputies, a longtime pox researcher, sit for an interview on controversial pathogen research.
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 7 June 2023
After five to seven days, all the pox will be dry scabs, which means the child is no longer contagious.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
Symptoms of monkeypox infection include fever, muscle pain and a rash or pox-like blisters.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
Brazen tanking has been a pox on the NBA over the last decade, to the point where the league changed the playoff format and the draft lottery rules to disincentivize it.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 7 June 2023
After five to seven days, all the pox will be dry scabs, which means the child is no longer contagious.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
Symptoms of monkeypox infection include fever, muscle pain and a rash or pox-like blisters.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
Brazen tanking has been a pox on the NBA over the last decade, to the point where the league changed the playoff format and the draft lottery rules to disincentivize it.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pox
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Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The origin story centers on Kraven's upbringing under a ruthless crime lord dad (Russell Crowe) and journey to become the world's greatest hunter, with Ariana DeBose as voodoo priestess Calypso and Alessandro Nivola as villainous Rhino.KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There has never been a busier time or more information available than right now, which is both a blessing and a curse.Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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The delivery app market — dominated by DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub — seems to be a blessing and a curse for restaurant operators.Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Yet, come the full-time whistle, that difficult spell became irrelevant.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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The 39-year-old started 2024 as one of Europe’s most promising head coaches, but his spell at Manchester United could leave his reputation in tatters, with some suggesting that he could even be sacked before the end of the current season.Steve Price, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pox. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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