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Chakraborty wants him to carry on his work, just as she carried on her research as a mother with a young son who would wail uncontrollably when she would drop him off at daycare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Doctors have yet to understand why some babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are fine while others bleed uncontrollably.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

All lithium batteries can uncontrollably heat and catch fire through a chemical chain reaction known as thermal runaway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Ghost had an allergic reaction to the cold water, known as cold urticaria, breaking out in red welts and shaking uncontrollably, the court heard last week.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

On the day they left for Nigeria, she collapsed onto her bed, crying uncontrollably, and thinking: What is wrong with me?

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie