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During a 2015 talk, Erikson called Katrina “far and away the most telling disaster of our national experience,” whose long-lasting consequences revealed all manner of societal afflictions: mismanagement of infrastructure, political corruption, inequality, racism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Meanwhile, physical afflictions can be ameliorated via automated systems that adjust indoor conditions in response to signs of animal distress.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

He said at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last April that writing his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” helped in his recovery from his various afflictions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

“We call upon our congregations to stand strong with those facing such afflictions by this year foregoing any unnecessarily festive activities,” they wrote.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

Clamp it to his heart and wait for the goddess to thrust her fiery hand through its planes and burn away his afflictions.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr