chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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Throughout her career, she’s watched staffing shrink at hospitals, even as her patients have gotten sicker.
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
The police footage shows Jenkins become gradually sicker throughout the traffic stop and the ride to downtown police headquarters, which lasted an extended period because of evening rush-hour traffic.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
In addition, doctors are reporting that patients are sicker because worsening weight and dietary issues are causing more cases of diabetes, heart attacks and other related conditions leading to more hospitalizations.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
Spence’s inaccurate diagnosis has led him to some prescriptions that could make the patient even sicker.
—Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
The police footage shows Jenkins become gradually sicker throughout the traffic stop and the ride to downtown police headquarters, which lasted an extended period because of evening rush-hour traffic.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
In addition, doctors are reporting that patients are sicker because worsening weight and dietary issues are causing more cases of diabetes, heart attacks and other related conditions leading to more hospitalizations.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
Spence’s inaccurate diagnosis has led him to some prescriptions that could make the patient even sicker.
—Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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