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The Casa Malaparte and its stone patios were oven-like in the humidity and the harsh midday sun, which beat directly down through stretches of not even a slight breeze—unhappy weather for those with lingering mal de mer from a choppy ride over.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Lafayette referred to himself as an élève enthousiaste, and Mesmer gave him a sort of posthypnotic suggestion for preventing mal de mer during his long voyage to America, which involved clutching the mast of the ship (a plan stymied when the mast turned out to be covered with tar).
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Lafayette referred to himself as an élève enthousiaste, and Mesmer gave him a sort of posthypnotic suggestion for preventing mal de mer during his long voyage to America, which involved clutching the mast of the ship (a plan stymied when the mast turned out to be covered with tar).
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
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“Mal de mer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mal%20de%20mer. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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