murrain

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Recent Examples of murrain Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle. Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
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Noun
  • Additionally, secondhand marijuana smoke has higher levels of fine particulate matter, which can cause cardiovascular disease and lung irritation and make respiratory infections and asthma attacks more likely.
    David Stempel, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Uncontrolled tooth decay can lead to infections, loss of teeth and painful abscesses.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Health experts said that could deter more Americans from receiving Covid shots and routine immunizations against various diseases that have for decades saved millions of lives and prevented crippling illnesses.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • With chronic illness, little moments like these become milestones.
    Alana Kaufman, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Savvy promoters of abstinence, the WCTU had a broad reach and employed a variety of tactics to circulate their claims about the physical maladies and social harms caused by alcohol.
    Elizabeth Marshall / Made by History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
  • In Haiti, people often go directly to a hospital to receive care for all sorts of maladies, and county officials and advocacy groups said many of the immigrants were unfamiliar with the U.S. system of seeing primary care doctors first or making appointments for treatment.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Moist compresses are used for: Boils and skin ailments Dry eyes, styes, and other eye issues Sore muscles Dry Compresses Dry compresses, like a microwavable heating pad, are a quick and easy solution for creating a warm compress.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Who should avoid using a foot spa? People with certain conditions or ailments should avoid foot soaks unless otherwise instructed by their doctor.
    Daley Quinn Published, Health, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Keanu Reeves pushed himself to the point of sickness in order to pull off intense stunts in John Wick.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In short, this means Germany’s high rate of sickness cost its economy about €26 billion last year, according to VFA.
    BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Whatever the answer, such personal exposures may be driving a different sort of contagion: public awareness.
    Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Regardless of whether the legal arguments set out in the complaint ultimately hold, the lawsuit underlines the narrowness of the margin by which Tether sidestepped the contagion that brought down Celsius and a number of other crypto firms in 2022.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Soil solarization can kill many plant pathogens, including some types of blight and wilt.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Drill rap has become a blight on hip-hop not because of the artists but because of people who don’t treat it as art.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But the infirmities plaguing India’s political opposition are legion.
    Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The grandmother’s creeping infirmity does little to curb her excursions with Sophia.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024

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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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