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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

That’s on top of parts and raw material shortages that already ail regional manufacturing because of supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 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

Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never took evasive action going in to the target and thereby increased the danger of ail the men who flew in the same formation with him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller