murrains

plural of murrain

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Noun
  • Those with heart disease and respiratory illnesses, young children and older adults are more at risk.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
  • Researchers know deaths and illnesses rise during heat waves, but the numbers are hard to track, because there aren't uniform requirements.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The women wanted physicians who were disease preventers, and doctors who were attentive to the difficulties wrought by menopause, which have been increasingly found to leave women vulnerable to other ailments.
    Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Peterson had a chaotic lone season with the Jayhawks, filled with various injuries and ailments, but remained in contention for a top-3 pick the entire year.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
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“Murrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrains. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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