Example Sentences
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There is no evidence that his, or any of the nation’s homegrown lettuce, was infected with the parasite behind an illness outbreak that has sickened thousands of people so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Federal health authorities were preparing late last week to link Taylor Farms to a multistate parasitic infection that has sickened thousands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
To start, if a person gets sickened from a food-borne illness, they might not seek medical care, Stevens said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In last Friday’s newsletter, we told you about a foodborne parasitic outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across several states.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
I cried inwardly, as the night lingered and lingered—as my bleeding patient drooped, moaned, sickened: and neither day nor aid arrived.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
