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Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.
The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.
We were sickened by the reports of violence.
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Farm workers who have been sickened on the job may have also been eye-level with infected animals.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
An American, two Danish tourists, and a 19-year old from Australia — Bianca Jones — have died, while multiple people were sickened in Vang Vieng, a town popular with backpackers and tourists in Laos, the Associated Press says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
They are thought to have been sickened from Sept. 6 to Oct. 28.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
The warning comes after the county Environmental Services Department got 11 complaints claiming foodborne illness, which sickened 17 people.
—Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
An American, two Danish tourists, and a 19-year old from Australia — Bianca Jones — have died, while multiple people were sickened in Vang Vieng, a town popular with backpackers and tourists in Laos, the Associated Press says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
They are thought to have been sickened from Sept. 6 to Oct. 28.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
The warning comes after the county Environmental Services Department got 11 complaints claiming foodborne illness, which sickened 17 people.
—Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicken. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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