anemia

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Recent Examples of anemia It is used legally to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease and typically is administered once every two to three weeks. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 This causes red blood cells to break down, leading to anemia and clots in the blood vessels. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Fatigue and anemia may prompt an internal medicine workup. Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026 Their older brother, Carmani Boozer, was born with sickle cell anemia but through IVF his genetic matches were found in his twin brothers and was the eventual cure for his disease, ESPN reported. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anemia
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Noun
  • The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
    Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Those include decreased urination, lethargy or inability to keep fluids down.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Score another point for laziness.
    Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The issue isn’t laziness or indifference.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The rapid growth of AI data centers is simply forcing us to reckon with many years of indolence.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Part of his great accomplishment was to take the European aesthetic of beauty and redefine it for the South, with its heat and its billboards, its indolence and humor and thick nights.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some over‑the‑counter products that can pose risks include certain antihistamines, commonly found in allergy and cold remedies, nighttime sleep aids, motion sickness medications, and cough syrups, which can induce sleepiness or slow down cognitive function.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Other possibilities include another severe sleep disorder called idiosyncratic hypersomnia, as well as other conditions where people experience sleepiness or executive function problems during the day and poor sleep at night, Lilly CEO Dave Ricks said in an interview with CNBC.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Anemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemia. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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