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1.
If you have a ~ of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.
He was recovering from a severe ~ of flu...
I was suffering with a ~ of nerves.
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2.
A ~ of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal.
The latest ~ of violence has claimed twenty four lives...
A half-hour daily walk can be more beneficial than one hard ~ of exercise a week.
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3.
A ~ is a boxing or wrestling match.
This will be his eighth title ~ in 19 months.
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