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The former president was concerned with the health of those who did not have access to safe drinking water and were contracting the disease.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024

As Massachusetts reported the first known monkeypox case in the United States, and European officials reported that men who have sex with men were contracting the virus, Mayer braced for an influx of patients.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

In 1913, art markets in Germany were contracting and Reiss moved to New York, though his son, Tjark, later suggested that what really drew him to America was a desire to paint Native Americans.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Those who were vaccinated were contracting COVID-19 at lower levels, were experiencing less-severe cases if infected and were less likely to infect others.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2022

Must you do business with the Government as though you were contracting with an infant or an idiot?

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green