blight

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The flu was widespread throughout the school, with many students absent. "

"The development of this story has been slow."

"The scientist examined the sample and found a bacterium, a tiny cell without a nucleus, under the microscope. "

"Seeing her children laugh brought her a great happiness. "

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

"From the mountaintop, the prospects were breathtaking, with rolling hills stretching out as far as the eye could see. "

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

"Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil."

"The experience affected me deeply."