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noun

contracting

becoming infected

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Six example sentences with contracting, each labelled with its topic.

  • The clinic's whole campaign aimed at preventing the contracting of measles among children too young for the vaccine.

    Medicine

  • Ship logs from 1793 record the contracting of yellow fever within days of the crew reaching the harbor.

    History

  • The tour company logged every case, and the contracting of a stomach illness almost always followed the same roadside stop.

    Travel

  • Biologists traced the contracting of the fungus by frogs in three valleys to one stream where hikers washed their boots.

    Environment

  • Gym rules on wiping mats aim at preventing the contracting of skin infections, which spread fastest in a crowded class.

    Fitness

  • The league postponed four games after the contracting of the flu by half a roster in one week.

    Basketball

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