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ail

verb as in hurt

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There’s a laundry list of issues ailing the AI trade — from big-picture macroeconomic questions affecting the rate-cut outlook, to highly specific comments from key players like OpenAI that have rattled the market.

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At the same time, Daniel Heaf, who became chief executive in May, announced a transformation plan aimed at fixing what’s been ailing the company’s sales for years, by adapting to attract new and younger customers.

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The cybersecurity company’s earnings and revenue forecast met analysts’ expectations but f ailed to impress investors.

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While they are all chatting about their children and their soccer games, you might be more focused on caregiving for an ailing parent.

Does anyone really believe that the answer to what ails us is more government spending or yet another government program?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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