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Gies, who is around 60, said his motivation for creating Madison Air was his realization that “indoor air quality was horrible,” according to a Ret ail Roadshow.com presentation External link.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
She chops old vanilla beans, mixes them with epsom salts, adds a splash of vanilla extract, and has bath salts that are wildly aromatic, calming, and good for all that might ail you.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2022
The sooner the discourse moves from economics to baseball the better because only then will the issues that truly ail the sport be addressed.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021
Removing the manager is not the solution to all that has ailed and looks like it will ail the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
They had ail left him, his father and his mother and his sisters and even his bastard brother Jon.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, without disclosing what ails the 81-year-old former politician.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
Scientist that she is, Fancourt presents plenty of evidence for art as a cure to what ails us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
This fact explains much of what ails Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Velma T. working on the cure-all for whatever ails you.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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Maybe they thought that what ailed the Florida citrus could be cured with a little private-equity magic.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
For Belichick, they say, it's part love of the game, part love for coaching, and part an affliction that has ailed many great sports figures: an inability to know when to say goodbye.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
The cybersecurity company’s earnings and revenue forecast met analysts’ expectations but f ailed to impress investors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
It was the cure-all for every economic pain that ailed us.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
“Fix anything. Could sense what ailed a car. Good with his hands. And he could sing. Sang the old-timey songs while he worked. Lord, he could sing. You take after him that way, son?”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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The ailing quarterbacks include the reigning Super Bowl champion, the Seattle Seahawks’ Sam Darnold, and Caleb Williams, who was carted off a week after leading the Chicago Bears to a 59-point explosion in their opener.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
It’s sobering and painful work because people have died or are ailing.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The announcement is also the latest tie-up between Germany's ailing auto industry and the defence sector, which is booming as countries build up their militaries to face an increasingly dangerous world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Elsewhere, "Posh finally makes some dosh" features next to a photo of Victoria Beckham, reporting on the improved fortunes of her previously ailing eponymous fashion label.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Or like a mule had et something bad and was ailing and leaking sickness, but it was kind of akin to that.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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