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Recent Examples of dehydration
However, severe dehydration can be life-threatening.
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Mary Nolan-Pleckham, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2026
Older adults, young children, and people with chronic health conditions remain at the highest risk for complications like pneumonia or dehydration.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
Those falls and the extended time spent on the ground led to Griffin’s hospitalization for dehydration and traumatic rhabdomyolysis, a condition in which a person’s muscles break down after an injury, according to the lawsuit brought by Griffin’s daughter, Maura North.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
After dehydration, the emulsion contains particles of around 360 mg of highly concentrated antibodies per milliliter of solution, plus a minute amount of the stabilizing polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG).
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
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dryness
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Check your plant’s soil at least once a week to test for dryness and keep an eye on the plant’s appearance.—
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The dryness that came with life in the desert also took some getting used to.—
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“Dehydration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydration. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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