chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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An accompanying investigation delves into how people in assisted living facilities are getting sicker, and how underprepared Wisconsin is to handle their care.
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Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird, might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The term describes experiments that seek to understand a virus’ potential to adapt to new hosts, spread more easily, survive longer in the environment and cause those infected to become sicker.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Decades of research show people are getting sicker and dying sooner due to the heat and air pollution caused by our burning of fossil fuels.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird, might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The term describes experiments that seek to understand a virus’ potential to adapt to new hosts, spread more easily, survive longer in the environment and cause those infected to become sicker.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Decades of research show people are getting sicker and dying sooner due to the heat and air pollution caused by our burning of fossil fuels.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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