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On Tuesday, the court rejected the application against the transfer of the ailing elephant, saying an independent inquiry had already cleared authorities of the charges.

From BBC

But now, between better health and improving at-bat quality, they finally see a way to fix their ailing offense.

Support for Reform might be thought to be simply a protest vote by an electorate fed up with slow growth, an ailing health service, and high levels of immigration.

From BBC

Winston, a beloved and ailing gorilla believed to have been the second-oldest in a U.S. zoo, died Saturday, park officials said.

Rather than a functioning republic, we are an ailing, flailing, perhaps even failing empire.

From Salon

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