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Recent Examples of diseased
Remove Dead, Damaged, or Diseased Stems Promptly Grab a clean pair of pruners and cut away any dead, damaged, or diseased wood on any type of hibiscus at any time of year.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
How pine beetles work Pine beetles are native to Colorado and help thin out diseased and dying pine trees, creating more space for younger, healthier trees to thrive.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
In this case, the researchers liken the worker ants who carry out the disinfection process to our own immune cells which are attracted to diseased cells by chemical signals.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed beef prices are rising because of immigrants bringing diseased cattle across the border.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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To receive one of these designations from a doctor in this era was to be marked as unfit for society and a candidate for potential institution and sterilization.—
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Families of victims, human rights defenders and international bodies such as the UN have criticized the commissions for a lack of transparency, for being ineffective and ultimately unfit for delivering accountability.—
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Some Native Americans, caregivers for an incapacitated person, and people regularly attending drug or alcohol treatment programs may also qualify for exemptions, along with other specific cases noted in the guidance.—
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For instance, an estranged child may have more legal authority over an incapacitated parent than their long-term but unmarried partner.—
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Ready was tasked with turning around an ailing social media platform, with a $93 million net operating loss, a dwindling Gen X and baby boomer user base, and very little avenue for growth with younger generations.—
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The only Celtic not subbed out was Gonzalez, who started the second half over Josh Minott (Boston’s initial replacement for the ailing Jordan Walsh, who missed the game with an illness).—
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The single mom's unhealthy path had started years before.—
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Binge eating or an unhealthy relationship with food could develop.—
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This leaves a sicker risk pool behind and drives premiums even higher for those who remain.—
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Humans who have prolonged close contact with sick or dead birds infected with HPAI are the most at risk of becoming infected.—
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John of John, Stuart’s third novel, follows a closeted young art student returning to his childhood home in Scotland’s Hebrides islands, where his unwell grandmother and conservative lay preacher father live uneasily under the same roof.—
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On that day, Griffith recalls, her husband awoke feeling unwell and decided to stay in bed.—
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All bode ill for the 2026 midterms.—
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Continue reading … MYSTERY THREAT – Military personnel fall ill at presidential aircraft base after opening package.—
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Beyond the feeling of betrayal, there was something else that irked Lasota: the idea that an organization that staked so much of its credibility on sound decision-making would make the fundamentally unsound decision of paying what Lasota viewed as blackmail.—
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The Badgers ran for 209 yards and three scores against the Illini, while an unsound Gophers defense gave up 220 and two TDs to the Wildcats.—
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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